Lab Values
What lab value indicates thrombocytopenia?
Platelets less than 150,000
This disorder is due to the overproduction of immature WBCs called "blasts"
Leukemia
This disorder results in the overproduction of RBCs, leading to things like flushed skin, and thick blood
Polycythemia Vera
A person with this disorder is at an increased risk for kidney stones
Multiple Myeloma
What happens to the RBCs, WBCs, & platelet production in an older adult?
Production decreases
What is the normal lab value for red blood cells? (RBCs)
4.2 - 6.2
This disorder is characterized by a platelet count of less than 150,000
Thrombocytopenia
This disorder produces hemoglobin S, which leads to crescent shaped RBCs
Sickle Cell Anemia
What is the treatment for Polycythemia Vera? (List one)
Phlebotomy, antineoplastic agents, and radiation therapy
Increased fluid intake
Aspirin
How long do you have to run a blood transfusion after picking it up from the blood bank?
4 hours
What is the normal lab value for white blood cells? (WBCs)
4,500 - 11,000
This disorder is hereditary. It results in the person missing a clotting factor
Hemophilia
This disorder is due to the bone marrow failing to produce blood, resulting in low RBCs, low WBCs, & low platelets.
Aplastic Anemia
What is the treatment plan for someone with sickle cell crisis? (List three)
"HOP"
Hydration (IV)
Oxygen
Pain control
Which blood type is the universal donor?
O negative
What is the normal lab value for platelets?
150,000 - 400,000
This disorder causes many micro-clots that use up all of the clotting factors, leading to extreme bleeds. Medical Emergency.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
This disorder can be caused by blood loss, a failure in blood cell production, or destruction of RBCs. It can be acute or chronic
Anemia
What is Hemarthrosis? And what disorder is this common in?
Bleeding of the joints
Common in hemophilia
What is the term for multiple pinpoint red & purple spots underneath the skin due to bleeding?
petechiae
What is the normal lab value for hemoglobin? (HB)
12 - 18
This disorder attacks the bone marrow which results in damage to the bone, resulting in hypercalcemia, low WBC, low RBCs, & low platelets
Multiple Myeloma
What causes hemoglobin S to turn into the sickle cell shape?
Hypoxia
What are some symptoms of a blood transfusion reaction? (List 3)
Chills, Fever, Shortness of breath, thing or rash, Sense of impending doom, Headache, Pain in the low back or chest, Dark bloody urine, Tachycardia, Tachypnea, Hypotension, Shock
Which blood type is the universal receiver?
AB positive