Blood Cells
Thrombocytes (platelets) are necessary for what function?
What is blood clotting?
Aplastic anemia involves these cells...
What are RBCs, Platelets, and WBCs?
An abnormal PT and normal PTT would indicate a problem with this clotting factor.
What is Factor VII?
This is the main concern for a patient with Neutropenia.
What is infection?
The first line defense against disease and invading microorganisms is call...
What is the innate immunity?
Red blood cells (Erythrocytes) use the hemoglobin molecule to transport what?
What is oxygen?
Lab test that reports an index of the rate of red cell production.
What is reticulocyte percentage?
This is the main concern associated with thrombocytopenia.
What is bleeding?
The presence or absence of these cells help to determine Hodgkin's vs. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
What are Reed-Sternberg cells?
The second line of defense against disease and invading microorganisms is called...
What is adaptive immunity?
Blood cells that act as memory cells.
What are Lymphocytes?
List the treatment for relative polycythemia and absolute polycythemia in this given order.
What is fluid replacement and periodic therapeutic phlebotomy?
This fat-soluble vitamin is synthesized by intestinal bacteria and is an essential cofactor for the synthesis of clotting factors.
What is Vitamin K?
This other body system is commonly effected by Multiple Myeloma.
What is the musculoskeletal system?
This type of protection is induced after exposure to the offending substance and activation of B and T lymphocytes by the host.
What is active immunity?
Name one granulocyte and one agranulocyte that perform phagocytosis.
What are Neutrophils and Monocytes?
Sickled cells cause: (Name 2 of the 3)
What is tangling of cells causing little clots to form, lack of oxygen transport, and cell rupture due to fragility?
Bleeding resulting from platelet deficiency occurs in small vessels leading to these two possible assessment findings on the patient's skin.
What are petechiae and purpura?
List 2 clinical manifestations that may occur following the prodromal period.
What is fever, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, maculopapular rash, and splenomegaly?
An example of passive immunity is...
What is mother to fetus via placenta or breastmilk?
Band cells are which type of blood cell and what does their presence in serum tests indicate?
What are neutrophils and severe infection?
B12 must bind to this in the gut to be absorbed by the GI system.
Lack of B12 causes the RBCs to become this abnormal size.
What is instrinsic factor and abnormally large?
This acquired bleeding disorder is associated with the presence of another disease and begins with acceleration of the coagulation cascade resulting in these two occurrences.
What is thrombosis and hemorrhage?
Infectious Mononucleosis is associated with this virus and these particular cells.
What are Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and B-lymphocytes?
What are epithelial cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and natural killer cells?
What are T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes?