General Lab Principles
What electrolyte imbalance causes peaked T waves?
What is hyperkalemia
This blood test measures the levels of red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelets.
What is a CBC?
The universal donor for red blood cell transfusion is this blood type.
What is O-negative?
What anemia presents with Low iron, Low Ferritin.
What is Iron Deficiency Anemia?
Screens for diabetes and hypoglycemia.
What is Glucose test?
This imbalance causes muscle cramps and tetany.
What is hypocalcemia?
This component of the CBC provides a direct indication of the blood's oxygen transport capacity.
What is Hemoglobin?
This verification requires licensed nurses.
What is the blood product verification?
This anemia is caused by lack of intrinsic factor.
What is pernicious anemia?
This protein on red blood cells determines RH status.
What is RH factor?
This electrolyte imbalance causes confusion and seizures.
What is hyponatremia?
What is anemia?
This consent must be obtained before transfusion.
What is informed consent?
This anemia is characterized by crescent-shaped red blood cells.
What is sickle cell anemia?
This injection prevents maternal sensitization to fetal blood.
What is RhoGam?
This administration assures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards, and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
What is OSHA?
This type of isolation is needed if neutrophils are critically low.
What is neutropenic precautions?
This solution is the only one compatible with blood products.
What is normal saline?
This medication is administered to prevent anemia of chronic kidney disease.
What is erythropoietin?
Measures nitrogen waste; elevated in kidney dysfunction and dehydration
What is BUN?
This lab monitors heparin therapy?
What is PTT?
This condition is suspected when platelets are very low and bruising is present.
What is thrombocytopenia?
A patient receives an incompatible blood transfusion and develops fever, chills, back pain, tachycardia, and hypotension. What is the likely diagnosis and initial treatment?
What is an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction, and the treatment includes stopping the transfusion, providing IV fluids, and maintaining urine output?
These organs are part of the lymphatic system and filter blood.
What are the spleen and thymus?
More specific marker for kidney function; high levels suggest renal impairment
What is creatinine?