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Infection
Bleeding
Eat your Spinach
Labs and
Clotting
100
The lymph nodes
What is the part of the lymph system that produces lymphocytes
100
120 days (approx)
What is the normal life span of a red blood cell
100
iron
What is common mineral in red meat?
100
PT/INR
What is the name of the lab that measures clotting time for warfarin?
100
platelet
What is blood component that forms a plug by "aggregation" to stop bleeding?
200
The esinophils
What is the white blood cell component that detects parasites?
200
The red bone marrow
In an adult, what is the location where continuous production of erythropoetin occurs?
200
dark poultry
What has more iron white poultry or dark poultry
200
AB blood type
What is the blood type referred to as the universal recipient?
200
warfarin (coumadin)
What is a medicine that affects the extrinsic clotting system?
300
Phagocytosis
What is it called when a cell engulfs and digests a microorganism or debris?
300
the spleen
What is the location that serves as a reservoir for blood?
300
Vitamin C
What is a vitamin that helps increase absorption of iron?
300
PTT
What is the name of the lab that measures the clotting time for heparin?
300
liver disease, or vitamin K deficiency or DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation
What is a dysfunction that affects the extrinsic clotting system?
400
The lymphatic system
What is the system that absorbs lipids in the GI tract?
400
500ml
What is the approximate amount of blood the spleen can release in an emergeny?
400
iron
What is a supplement that should not be given with milk or antacids?
400
anemia
What does a chronically low hemoglobin and hematocrit often indicate?
400
aPTT or PTT (activated partial thromboplastin time)
What is a lab that monitors the intrinsic clotting system?
500
Lysozyme
What is the enzyme released by neutrophils to kill bacteria?
500
blood transfusion
What is prescribed for acute blood loss or symptomatic anemia?
500
green, leafy vegetables
What is a food item that can reduce clotting time?
500
overwhelming infection
What does a high WBC with a "shift left " indicate?
500
heparin
What is a medication that has its effectiveness measured by an aPTT?