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pH of blood; this is slightly
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7.4; alkaline
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There are how many pints of blood in the average size body?
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8-10 pints
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The most abundant protein is...?
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Albumin
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Liquid portion of blood
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Plasma
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Two most important phagocytic white blood cells
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Neutrophils and Monocytes
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Prevents loss of blood from the circulation when a blood vessel is ruptured...
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Coagulation
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Blood Clotting
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During Coagulation, the blood vessels ____ which cause a ____ in blood flow.
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constrict; decrease
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The fluid that remains after clotting
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Serum
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The three components of the blood are responsible for clotting
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Fibrinogen, Thrombin, Prothrombin
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When a blood vessel is ruptured _______ is released to constrict the blood vessel.
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serotonin
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Thromboplastin and _____ react to change prothrombin to _____ which acts to change to change fibrinogen into _____
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calcium, thrombin, fibrin
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oderless gas
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Carbon monoxide (CO)
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Carbon monoxide combines with ...?
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Hemoglobin
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During the inflammation process what is released from the basophils to INCREASE the blood flow.
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histamine
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Anemia cause from ruptured RBC's
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Hemolytic anemia
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Anemia caused from poor diet
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iron- deficiency anemia
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anemia caused from suppression of the bone marrow
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Aplastic anemia
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Chemotherapy
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anemia cased from defect which in hemoglobin formation
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Cooley's and sickle cell anemia
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anemia caused from snake venom
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hemolytic anemia
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anemia seen in autoimmune endocrine diseases
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pernicious anemia
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anemia resulting from excessive blood loss
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hemorrhagic anemia
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anemia caused from deficiency in B12 and lack of intrinsic factor
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pernicious anemia
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Blood test in order when a blood transfusion is given
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cross matching
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ordered when a pt. is on ant type of anticoagulant.
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Prothrombin Time
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Presence of pathogens in the blood
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septicemia
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blood clot in the blood vessels
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thrombosis
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foreign substance trapped in an atery
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embolism
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Size, color, and shape of RBC's
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CBC- Complete blood count
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% of each type of WBC
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Differential
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Time required for clotting
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Prothrobin
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Volume % of RBCs in whole blood
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Hematocrit
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Time required for RBCs to settle at the bottom of the tube
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Sedimentation rate
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Process of separating normal and abnormal types of hemoglobin
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electrophoresis
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