RBC
Blood is made up of _____________ & ______________
Formed elements, plasma
Job of platelets are to prevent bleeding by
promoting clotting
When taking an iron supplement what should you avoid for ~2 hours before and ~2 hours after
Milk/Calcium supplements
Disease where blood does not clot properly is called ________
Hemophilia
Normal range of WBC
4500-11000
Blood cells develop from stem cells located in the bone marrow through _________
Erythropoiesis
First line of defense against microbial agents are
What blood test is used as an indication of a Pulmonary embolus?
D-dimer
Disease where cells contort to a sickle cell shape
Sickle cell disease
Normal HGB levels are
12-18
RBC can live for how many days
~120
Spleen is located in what quadrant
Yellow discoloration or skin/sclera is an indication of what
Jaundice
What is hemolysis?
Destruction of RBCs
Normal Platelet count
150k to 450k
What blood type is the universal donor?
O-
What is a reservoir for extra blood?
Spleen
Dark stool containing blood pigments is known as
melena
What is one sign of anemia you may note during a physical assessment?
Normal RBC
4.2 to 6.2 million
Platelets are also called
thrombocytes
When blood loss occurs, elderly patients are at risk for what
hypovolemia
What nutritional deficiencies can interfere with erythropoiesis?
Low protein
Low fat
Lack of vitamin D
Lack of vitamin C
Low protein & lack of vitamin C
In a jaundice patient, what will their urine look like?
Brown, tea colored
Normal aPTT
20-25 seconds