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normal pH of blood

7.35-7.45
2 components of blood
- plasma
- formed elements
components of plasma
- water 91%
- solutes 2%
- proteins 7%
categories of proteins
- albumin
- globulins
- fibrogen
- prothrombin
clotting proteins
- prothrombin
- fibrogen
globulins

immune proteins
serum

plasma minus clotting proteins
formed elements
- RBC
- WBC
- platelets
RBC's
- erythrocytes
- formed in red bown marrow
- do not have a nucleus
- contain hemoglobin
- biconcave disks
final process of clotting

formation of fibrin
5 kinds of WBC's
- neutrophils
- basophils
- eosinophils
- lymphocytes
- monocytes
neutrophils
- most numerous
- phagocytes
- granulocyte
eosinophils
- granulocytes
- involved in allergic reations
- protects against parasites
basophils
- granulocytes
- secrete histamine and heparin
lymphocytes
- agranulocytes
- produce antibodies B&T lymphocytes
monocytes
- agranulocytes
- phagocyte
- macrophages in tissue
2 areas involved in blood cell formation
- Reb bone marrow
- Lymphatic tissue
polycythemia

overproduction of RBC's
pernicious anemia

caused by lack of B12
leukocytosis

excessive number of WBC's
leukopenia

low WBC's
CBC W/Diff

diff- gives count of individual WBC types
Leukemias
- ALL- Acute lymphoid Leukemia
- CLL- Chronic lymphoid Leukemia
- AML- Acute Myloid Leukemia
- CML- Chronic Myloid Leukemia
Thromocytosis

excessive production of platelets
thrombocytopenia

low level of platelets
thrombus

stationary clot
embolus

moving clot
ABO blood typing
- Type .....Antigens ..antibodies
- ..A ............A .............B
- ..B ............B .............A
- .AB ..........AB .........NONE
- ..O .........NONE .........AB
Erythroblastosis fetalis

Rh-Neg mother carries an Rh-pos fetus

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blood

Updated

2010-10-17T07:06:42Z

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