| A | B |
|---|
| Leukopenia | low WBC count |
| Leukocytosis | High WBC count |
| Infection affect on WBC | Increase |
| leukopenia-related to what Nursing Dx | Hi risk for infection |
| Neupogen | A drug to increase neutrophils |
| Epogen | an erythropoietin drug, increases RBC |
| Thrombocytes | platelets |
| Thrombocytopenia | decreased platelents |
| Platelet count | 150000-450000 |
| Fibrin | Final stage of a clot |
| Heparin classification | anticoagulent |
| Coumadin classification | anticoagulent |
| Transfusion | person receives blood from an outside source |
| Test for Heparin effectiveness | PTT |
| Test for coumadin effectiveness | PT |
| Streptakinase classification | thrombolytic |
| side effect oanticoagulents | bleeding |
| Thrombolytics action | breaks up clots |
| Anticoagulent action | prevent clots |
| Vitamin B12 function | builds RBC |
| Need for B12 absorption | intrinsic factor |
| Intrinsic factor is made here | stomach |
| Decreased intrinsic factor causes | Pernicious Anemia (decreased B12) |
| Iron function | Build Hemoglobin |
| nutritional anemia | is caused by deficient Iron |
| Iron supplements Side effects | black stool, constipation |
| Plasma contains | proteins, antibodies, hormones, and enzymes |
| Red Blood Cells | also known as erythrocytes |
| Red Blood Cells function | Transports oxygen from lungs to body tissue (cells) |
| Hemoglobin's function | To carry O2 |
| White Blood Cells | also known as Leukocytes |
| White Blood Cells | purpose fight off disease |
| Anemia | blood cannot carry sufficient amounts of oxygen |
| Leukemia | cancer in which the bone marrow produces non-functional WBCs |
| Blood Type O | Universal donor |
| Blood Type AB | Universal recipient |
| Amt. of Blood in an adult | 5 liters |
| Erythropoietin function | stimulate RBC production in Red Bone Marrow |
| Erythropoietin secreted by | Kidney |
| Aplastic Anemia | is caused by suppression of Red bone marrow |
| Hemolytic Anemia | caused by destruction of RBC |
| Sickle Cell | hereditary, malformation of RBC |
| WBC count | 5000-10000 |
| Normal RBC | 04/05/2005 |
| Normal Hg | female 12-16 |
| Normal Hg Male | 14-18 |
