Hematologic System
The cells that help blood clot
What are thrombocytes/platelets?
Reduced blood flow to an area of the body
What is ischemia?
Flat round lesions that are small
What are macules?
Blood pressure > 120/80
What is Hypertension?
Inability to pinch skin fold at base of 2nd toe
What is positive Stemmer sign?
Process of moving air in and out of the lungs
The major cell types in adaptive immunity
What are T Cells and B Cells
The level that is low in anemia
What is hemoglobin?
A complex set of overlapping reactions of vascular and cellular responses
What is inflammation?
What is Atopic Dermatitis?
Reducing risk of first CV event in people with no apparent disease
Drains the right upper extremity and right thorax
What is the right lymphatic duct?
When there is perfusion but no ventilation
What is a shunt?
Examples of chemical barriers
What are saliva, tears, stomach acid?
Warning signs of thrombocytopenia
What are petechiae and ecchymosis?
Clumps of macrophages and lymphocytes seen in Tuberculosis
What are granulomas?
Characterized by non-blanchable erythema
What are Stage 1 pressure injuries?
Predictable and exertional chest pain
What is stable angina?
Primary lymphedema cause
What is malformation of the lymphatic vessels?
Hypoventilation effect on pH
What is Respiratory Acidosis?
The 4 processes in immune system response
What are recognition, activation, response, and memory?
Elevated WBCs and primary cause
What is Leukocytosis due to infection?
Organizes and stabilizes collagen
What is Elastin and Proteoglycans?
Highly contagious skin infection caused by staph or strep with honey colored crusts
What is Impetigo?
Condition when heart can't pump enough blood to supply the body
Stage of lymphedema where swelling is reversible
What is Stage 1?
Fungal infection that occurs in immunocompromised individuals
Pneumocystis Carinii
The first leukocytes to arrive at an infection site and the first to die
What are Neutrophils?
Neutropenia
What is severely low white blood cell count?
Binds to fibronectin to help form clots
What is fibrin?
A parasitic infection affecting the head
What is pediculosis/lice?
Most common cause of sudden death in athletes
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Combination of Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Compression bandaging, and Garment fitting
What is Complete Decongestive Therapy?
Condition that causes air pockets to form between alveolar spaces and within lung tissue
What is Emphysema?
Large cells that ingest and digest bacteria
What are macrophages?