Exam 17: Blood

Match the following: -Necessary for coagulation.

Figure 17.1 Using Figure 17.1, match the following: -Monocyte.

Diabetes can cause a condition called nephrotic syndrome in which a person will suffer a loss of osmotic pressure with fluid from the plasma leaving blood vessels causing Edema (swelling).Which of the following is likely the cause of this condition?

Match the following: -Condition in which blood has abnormally low oxygen-carrying capacity.

Which of the following plasma components is most likely to rise in concentration during an acute infection?

Hemoglobin is made up of the protein heme and the red pigment globin.

Which of the following would not be a possible cause of sickling of red blood cells in someone with sickle-cell anemia?

If a person has AB type blood which of the ABO blood types can they receive as a transfusion?

Hemolytic disease of the newborn will not be possible in which of the following situations listed below?

Figure 17.1 Using Figure 17.1, match the following: -A granulocyte,phagocyte and the most common white blood cell found in whole blood.

Match the following: -Abnormal excess of erythrocytes resulting in an increase in blood viscosity.

Match the following: -A fibrous protein that gives shape to an RBC plasma membrane.

Match the following: -Stimulates WBC production.

Match the following: -Main contributor to osmotic pressure.

An elderly patient tells the nurse that she has been very tired lately and has difficulty walking to her mailbox without getting very short of breath.The nurse notes the mucous membranes are pale.The patient states that since her husband died three months ago,she has not been eating well.The physician confirms that she has iron-deficiency anemia.How are the patient's clinical manifestations and iron-deficiency anemia related?

A 52-year-old woman was diagnosed with leukemia and has been receiving chemotherapy as an outpatient.She tells the RN that she hasn't been feeling well.The patient's skin is warm to the touch and she has a low-grade fever of 100.2°F.The neutrophil blood count is less than 1000/μl.The nurse is concerned about the possibility of infection because of the neutropenia and low-grade fever.Explain why.

Figure 17.1 Using Figure 17.1, match the following: -Releases granules that kill parasitic worms.

Why is hemoglobin enclosed in erythrocytes rather than existing free in plasma?

A person exhibiting suppression of immunity,clotting disorder as well as low oxygen carrying capacity is likely suffering which of the following?

What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production?