11 Blood Chapter 12 The Circulatory System Chapter 12 The Lymphatic System and Immunity Chapter 14 The Respiratory System Daudi K. Langat‚ PhD January 2011 Chapter 11 Blood BLOOD COMPOSITION Blood plasma • Definition—blood minus its cells • Composition—water containing many dissolved substances (e.g.‚ foods‚ salts‚ and hormones) • Amount of blood—varies with size and sex; 4 to 6 L about average; about 7% to 9% of body weight BLOOD COMPOSITION
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Blood bank Although there are any complicated instruments in the blood bank department‚ but it’s a very important and sensitive section of the medical laboratory as it deals with donors and acceptors of the blood‚ it transfer for leukemia and thalasemia patients‚ new born and cancer patients and so many cases blood bank save their lives. Tests that are carried in this department: 1- Some tests‚ which included donated free of diseases‚ serology tests 2- blood grouping 3- rhesus factor"Rh"
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Blood Quiz 1. The most abundant leukocytes are _____. a. Basophils b. Monocytes c. Lymphocytes d. Neutrophils – ANS 2. Platelet formation is regulated by ______. e. Interleukin-2 f. Thrombopoietin - ANS g. Plasmin h. Erythropoietin 3. In a centrifuged sample of blood‚ what makes up the buffy coat? i. Plasma j. WBC and platelets - ANS k. RBC l. Platelets only 4. What is hematocrit a measure of? Hematocrit
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Blood Disorders HCA/240 – Health & Diseases Blood Disorders Blood disorders come in all types and forms. There are some disorders that are genetic and there are those disorders that are developed even before one is born. The blood disorders that exist today are very important to understand them and how to treat them. It is first important to know the signs‚ symptoms and type of treatments to administer. It is also very important to know your family history‚ because those disorders
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Blood Disorders University of Phoenix Health & Diseases: Understanding Pathos of Pathology (AXIA) Kimberly Jacobs HCA 240 October 23‚ 2011 Blood Disorders The blood serves as the body’s major transport system. It is the medium for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the cells and carbon dioxide waste from the cells to the lungs. Components of the blood protect the body from disease by recognizing and engulfing microorganisms and foreign molecules in the blood. Other components of
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GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS Below is your answer sheet. Please submit only the answer sheet next meeting. 1. A 3- year-old child is hospitalized because of persistent vomiting. A nurse monitors the child closely for A. Diarrhea B. Metabolic acidosis C. Metabolic alkalosis D. Hyperactive bowel sounds 2. A nurse is monitoring for signs of dehydration in a one year old child who has been hospitalized for diarrhea. The nurse prepares to take the child’s temperature and avoids
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13 December 2014 Blood Doping Blood Doping is a very controversial topic throughout many high performance athletes all through the world. Blood Doping or erthrocythemia is boosting the number of red blood cells in your blood stream in order to enhance athletic performance. With an increase in red blood cells more oxygen is also produced thus enhancing athletes during a long distance‚ or long endurance event. There are three widely used types of blood doping which include blood transfusions‚ injections
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SICKLE CELL ANEMIA Tina Thompson‚ Ashley Scott‚ Araceli Galindo‚ Roshanda Dixon‚ Kristen Wyatt‚ Kimberly Dennis What is Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle cell anemia is a severe hemolytic anemia resulting in a sickle shaped hemoglobin molecule. It is an inherited disorder with some having sickle cell trait and some having sickle cell disease. The sickle hemoglobin gene is known as the HbS gene. It is found predominantly in people of African descent and occasionally in those of Mediterranean descent
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Blood Disorders HCA 240 September 30‚2012 Vinod Sharma Blood Disorders There are several different blood disorders that an individual may experience in their lifetime. Blood disorders are diagnosed by family medical history‚ symptoms that the individual may be experiencing and the individual’s lifestyle. The three scenarios provided each blood disorder is very different. Amy has iron deficiency anemia whereas‚ Marcus has sickle cell trait-anemia and Richard is dealing with Thrombocytopenia
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Blood Disorders Elizabeth Martinez HCA/240 December 19‚ 2010 Melvina Brandau Some blood disorders can be prevented while there are others that are out of a person’s hands and have to live with a blood disorder for a life time. It is essential to know the causes of hereditary disease and know how to treat them. It is also important to know what can be done to “cure” other blood disorders and what preventive measures need to be taken in order to stop history from repeating itself. Iron deficiency
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