PNB 2265 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lymphatic Vessel, Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Trae Tha Truth
11 Sep 2017
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Lecture outline: blood composition/analysis, red blood cells: structure/function, erythropoiesis, blood typing, white blood cells: classification, white blood cells: production, platelets: function, platelets: production, hemostasis. Functions of blood: transport, nutrients, wastes, gases (o2 and co2, regulation, ph (~7. 4, osmolarity, hypo/hyper/isotonic, solutes are transported in blood, want to keep it pretty constant. If you change blood composition you change size of cells: temperature (~38c, fluid loss (injury, protection, important component of immune system. Otto is an elderly alcoholic who has stopped responding to a steroid medication that he has been taking regularly for several months. Otto visits his nurse practitioner, and she immediately orders blood work. Which of the following blood parameters would you expect to be abnormal: albumin level, plasminogen level, hematocrit, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume. Blood analysis: cbc: complete blood count, usually only a few platelets and wbcs. Mean corpuscular volume: appropriate size of red blood cells. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin: how much hemoglobin is in each of the cells.
