Kinns Ch 47 & 48 review

Sample lab report that also indentifies the particular labs reference ranges?

RBCs that are smaller than average

the most numerous type of T cell. They stimulate the activity of other T cells and HELP the B cells produce antibodies.

A RBC count is a commonly performed procedure & part of the CBC; approximates the number of circulation RBCS

T cells mount an _______ response to parasites, viruses, fungi & bacteria.

Decreases in platelets is called Thrombocytopenia

How should a slide dry?

What is 8% of our body weight?

Pale-staining cells is called?

Plasma is composed of 90% water, 9% protein and 1% other chemical substances.

Plasma makes up 55% of blood by volume. The remaining 45% consists of the following visible cellular elements:

A good wedge smear should cover ___ to __ of the slide

What does the hypothalamus produce?

what method is used to measure how long it takes blood to clot?

Only increased ESR rates are significant.

Classification representing a family of microorganisms and all living beings.

Loss of The nucleus results in the familiar shape of the RBC

The immunohematology (blood banks) are responsible for blood typing.

Erythrocytes carry some of the carbon dioxide away from cells back to the lungs to be exhaled.

What range indicates a UTI is positive?

is the reference laboratory procedure most frequently ordered for blood specimens & it requires a lavendar top EDTA tube

A blood smear should have a smooth appearance with no ridges, holes, lines, streaks or clumps

Best specimen for a blood smear?

Thrombocytes ( platelets) are the smallest blood elements

Rh testing is not clia-waived

The ____ ___________ test is based on the principle of separating the cellular elements from plasma by centrifugation.

Microorganisms normally on and in our bodies perform vital functions and protect against infection

what does a CBC include?

The average life span of an erythrocyte is _____ days.

Blood typing is CLIA waived

SRI means

hemoglobin determination is another way to measure what of blood?

What measures the rate at which erythrocytes gradually separate from plasma and shows a general indications?

In what condition is the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood below normal?

Plasma makes up approximately ____% of blood by volume.

What's the purpose of the differential in the CBC?

Which Flu type causes milder infections?

Increase in platelets is called?

Drugs used to treat a wide range of infections

Normal RBCs are _____ .

The goal for people w/ Diabetes type 2 is to have A1c levels of _____ or lower.

Culture and sensitivity test would be used by a provider to run to determine which antibiotic to give a pt.

An Rh negative mother with an Rh Positive baby does not cause problems until the second pregnancy.

Blood tests are routinely done in the hematology, immunohematology (blood banking), chemistry, & immunology departments.

What type of blood is given to a pt in an emergency situation?

What produces the hormones T3 and T4?

What is a normal amount of hemoglobin in a RBC called?

These T-cells kill virus-infected cells and tumor cells without previous sensitization.

what gland produces the TSH?

Have a long life span, respond quickly to the presentation of the same antigen at a a later date.

RBC are also known as _________.

CLIA- waived rapid diagnostic tests to qualitatively measure elevates levels of TSH are used for hypothroidism.

HDL is able to carry cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver, where it is passed from the body.

When accessing a culture that's been incubated, how many hours must the tech wait to be examined?

The slide must be allowed to dry

Condition which different sizes of RBCs are present

Normal sized RBCs are referred to as?

Increase in the number of normal WBCs in a condition called ________?

Most frequent smear used?

Inhibit the activity of other T cells once the invaders are under control.

RBCs that are larger than normal are called

what is the primary transport medium of the body?

Normally, stained RBCs are the same size and shape and are filled with?

After centrifugation the WBCs and platelets are in the ______ of the buffy coat, and plasma is on _____.

Two types of blood antigen systems are

Single- celled prokaryote organism that reproduce by binary fusion.

A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane bound nucleus.

The average body holds ____ pints of blood.

Whole blood is composed of _______ formed elements suspended in plasma.

After centrifugation, the packed RBCs are at the ______ of the tube against the sealant

where do you place the small drop of blood for a smear?

What two leukocytes have the highest ranges in the WBCs differential?