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18 Cards in this Set
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RBC count - Women |
4.2-5.4 |
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RBC count - Men |
4.7-6.1 |
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What does Ca++ help with in regards to heme? |
Platelet aggregation |
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Inflammation: releases vasoactive amines during allergic rxns |
Eosinophil |
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Inflammation: nonspecific ingestion and phagocytosis of microorganisms and foreign protein |
Neutrophil |
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Inflammation: nonspecific recognition of foreign proteins and microorganisms |
Macrophage |
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Inflammation: destruction of bacteria and cellular debris |
Monocyte |
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Inflammation: releases histamine and heparin in areas of tissue damage |
Basophil |
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Antibody-Mediated Immunity: becomes sensitized to foreign cells and proteins |
B-lymphocyte |
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Antibody-Mediated Immunity: secretes immunoglobulins in response to presence of specific antigen |
Plasma cell |
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Antibody-Mediated Immunity: remains sensitized to specific antigen and can secrete increased amts of immunoglobulins specific to antigen |
Memory cell |
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Cell-Mediated Immunity: enhances immune activity through secretion of various factors, cytokines, and lymphokines |
Helper T-cell |
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Cell-Mediated Immunity: selectively attacks and destroys non-self cells, inc virally infected cells, grafts, and transplanted organs |
Cytotoxic T-cell |
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Cell-Mediated Immunity: Nonselectively attacks non-self cells, esp body cells that have undergone mutation and become malignant |
Natural killer cell |
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Name that drug: prevent new clots from forming and limit or prevent extension of formed clots |
Anticoagulants |
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Name that drug: best clot breakdown w/ less disruption of blood clotting |
Fibrinolytics |
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Name that drug: prevent either platelet activation or aggregation |
Platelet inhibitors |
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What is most widely used drug for its antiplatelet properties? |
Aspirin |
