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NP235 PowerPoint for Unit OneCarry oxygen from lungs to tissue; carry carbon dioxide a waste product away from tissues back
to the lungs - ANS-RED BLOOD CELLS-(ERYTHROCYTES)
Bone Marrow
live about 120 days - ANS-Where are red blood cells made?
Low values: Anemia, leukemia, post-hemorrhage
High values: high altitudes, dehydration (less liquid=more concentrated) - ANS-What do RBC
values tell us?
Protein within red blood cells - ANS-HEMOGLOBIN
Carry oxygen and carbon dioxide waste - ANS-Hemoglobin Job?
13.5-17.5 grams per deciliter men
12.0-15.5 grams per deciliter women - ANS-HEMOGLOBIN range
High: COPD, high altitudes, polycythemia (cancer)
Low: Anemia, Hemorrhage - ANS-what does hemoglobin tell us
The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood - ANS-HEMATOCRIT
Male-39-50% Females-35-47% - ANS-HEMATOCRIT value
High values: Dehydration, high altitudes, polycythemia
Low values: Anemia, hemorrhage, over hydration - ANS-what does hematocrit tell us
Part of the body's immune system. Helps fight infection and other diseases. - ANS-WHITE
BLOOD CELLS
Granulocytes, neutrophils, and basophils. Monocytes and lymphocytes (T cells and B cells) -
ANS-white blood cell types
4.0-11.0 unit/L inflammatory and infectious processes - ANS-WBC values
High: Leukemia, infectious processes
Low: Side effects of chemotherapy
Differential value breaks down into units. - ANS-what does WBC count tell us
, 50-70% (0.50-0.70)
A type of white blood cell that engulfs microbes by phagocytosis - ANS-Neutrophils
High: bacterial infections, connective tissue diseases, and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Low: Aplastic anemia, viral infections - ANS-what do neutrophils tell us
20-40% (0.20-0.40)
A type of white blood cell that make antibodies to fight off infections - ANS-Lymphocytes
High: chronic infections, mononucleosis
Low: corticosteroid therapy - ANS-what do Lymphocytes tell us
4-8%
An agranular leukocyte that is able to migrate into tissues and transform into a macrophage. -
ANS-Monocytes
High: malaria, leukemia, chronic inflammatory disorders - ANS-what do monocytes tell us
0-4%
White blood cell (Granulocyte) that defend against potozoan and helminth parasites. Stain red
and may play a role in allergies. - ANS-Esinophils
High: allergic reactions, parasitic disorders Low: corticosteroid use - ANS-what do esinophils tell
us
0-2%
A circulating leukocyte that produces histamine. - ANS-Basophils
High: hypothyroidism, ulcerative colitis
Low: hyperthyroidism, stress - ANS-What do basophils tell us
tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding. When injured, blood vessels
signal platelets to rush to a site to stop bleeding and form a clot to fix the damage. -
ANS-PLATELETS- (THROMBOCYTES)
150-400 u/L - ANS-Platelet values
High: acute infections, pancreatitis, cirrhosis, collegen disorders, post-splenectomy
Low: thrombocytopenia, DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation) - ANS-what do platelets
tell us
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