RBC
T or F
RBCs are the most numerous of blood cells.
What is True
What is thrombocyte.
Normal range of WBCs?
5,000 to 10,000
Blood type A can receive blood from?
What is A and O
The production of RBCs is
What do platelets do for the body?
What is protect the body from bleeding.
What is the production of WBC called?
What is Leukopoiesis.
O blood type can receive blood from which blood type?
What is a reticulocyte?
What is an immature RBC.
What is the production of platelets.
What is increased risk for infection.
What blood type is the universal recipient?
RBCs are primarily concerned with what?
What is Transport of CO2 and O2
What is a characterization of Thrombocytopenia?
What is petechiae.
List Granulocytes.
What is Basophils, Eosinophils, and Neutrophils.
This type of blood is said to be the universal donor.
What is type O.
What do RBCs look like?
What it large, biconcave disc.
What is the normal range for platelets?
What are the two agranulocytes?
The pregnant patient with her first baby. The patients blood type if O-, her spouse is B+. What injection would the nurse anticipate to give the patient postpartum?
What is RhoGAM.
Why do RBCs have the ability to bend?
Define Thrombocytopenia.
Deficiency in platelets.
What is the most common granulocyte?
What is Neutrophils.
What type of animal was the Rh factor discovered in?
What is the Rhesus Monkey.
What does normochromic mean in regards to the RBC?
What is normal in color.
Describe the formation of platelet plug.
What is when a torn vessel activates the platelets. They then become sticky and adhere to the lining of injured vessel and to each other, forming a platelet plug.
What is phagocytosis?
What is the process of ingestion of bacteria or other bad material.
True or Fale
Rh- blood can only accept Rh- blood.
What is true.
Where does the oxygen attach on the RBC?
What is O2 attaches loosely the iron atom in the heme.
What is hemostasis?
What is the process that stops bleeding.
What is leukopenia?
What is low WBC count.
What is the most common blood type?
What is O. 45% of the population.
Define Hematocrit.
What is the % of blood cells in a sample of blood.
Name 3 natural mechanisms for prevention of blood clot formation.
What is the primary function of WBCs?
What is protect the body by destroying pathogens and removed dead debris by phagocytosis.
The patient has AB blood type. Who can they donate to?
What is AB.
What is serum?
What is Plasma without clotting factors.
Your patients platelet count is 750,000, what would be the primary concern?
What is blood clots.
Where are granulocytes produced?
It is an emergency situation. Your patient needs blood, you see they hung O-, why is this ok?
What is O is the universal donor and Rh- can only receive Rh- so it would be okay. Rh+ can safely receive Rh- blood.