Nursing 3920A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Proprioception, Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Hyperglycemia

• School: Western University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: Nursing 3920A/B
• Professor: Judith Moore Hepburn

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Bauman, m. e. , mcclure, w. , & venner, m. a. (2013). Nursing care of the child with a hematologic disorder. In j. chow, c. a. ateach, s. d. scott, s. s. ricci, & t. kyle (eds. Assessment and management of patients with hematologic disorders. ), brunner & suddarth"s canadian textbook of medical-surgical nursing (3rd ed. , pp. Assessment and management of patients with diabetes mellitus. Canadian textbook of medical-surgical nursing (3rd ed. , pp. Assessment and management of patients with vascular disorders and problems of peripheral circulation. ), brunner & suddarth"s canadian textbook of medical-surgical nursing. Cellular components: the three categories of cells in the hematology system are erythrocytes or red blood cells (rbcs); Hematology system overview: major components in the hematology system thrombocytes or platelets; and leukocytes or white blood cells (wbcs). Hemoglobin in rbcs is responsible for transporting oxygen to (cid:271)ody tissues. Thro(cid:373)(cid:271)o(cid:272)ytes are respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le for (cid:272)lothi(cid:374)g. wbcs are the (cid:271)ody"s defe(cid:374)se agai(cid:374)st i(cid:374)fe(cid:272)tio(cid:374) or i(cid:374)jury.