What is it?
This field studies blood and its components.
What is Hematology
The liquid portion of blood that makes up ~55%.
What is plasma
This cell is responsible for oxygen transport.
What are red blood cells?
The process that stops bleeding.
What is hemostasis
The most common screening test in hematology.
What is a CBC (Complete Blood Count)
This part of blood includes RBCs, WBCs, and platelets.
What are the cellular elements
A major protein found in plasma.
What is albumin
The most abundant type of white blood cell.
What are neutrophils
Small cellular fragments essential for clot formation.
What are platelets (thrombocytes)
This is what the CBC measures
What are RBC, WBC, Platelets and their constituents
This area of hematology focuses on how blood responds to disease.
What are abnormal blood processes or pathophysiology? (Accept: disease processes, abnormal hematology, how blood changes in disease)
Plasma helps maintain this internal balance in the body.
What is homeostasis
The WBC is most involved in viral defense.
What are lymphocytes
This type/step of hemostasis involves the platelet plug
What is primary hemostasis
This part of the CBC measures the amount of tiny cellular elements present
What is the platelet count
This is examined before lab tests to give a clinical context.
What is patient history and clinical exam
Blood cellular elements make up about this % of blood.
What is 45%
The largest circulating white blood cell.
What are monocytes
Too few platelets increases this risk.
What is bleeding
This is the part of the CBC that tells you the different types of WBC's
What is the differential
This approach separates whole blood for targeted treatment.
What is blood component therapy
Reference ranges can vary based on these two factors.
What are gender and age
The least common white blood cell type.
What are basophils
This is the final step that breaks down clots.
What is fibrinolysis
This part of the CBC measures the total amount of oxygen-carrying cells
What are RBC's