Chapter 33
Which of the following stabilizes and strengthens clots?
Fibrin
What process dissolves clots?
Fibrinolysis
The primary function of white blood cells is to:
Fight infections and aid immunity
The percentage of blood that is composed of red blood cells is called:
Hematocrit
Antibodies flag foreign antigens for destruction in:
Humoral immunity
What does fibrinolysis accomplish?
It breaks fibrin threads into fragments.
What is a function of platelets?
Key components for clot development
The most information about a patient's hematologic disorder can be obtained by:
Obtaining a thorough and complete history
The biggest problem with anemia is that the patient experiences:
Reduced oxygen carrying capacity in the blood
Patients with leukopenia have:
Abnormally low white blood cell counts
A white blood cell disorder than can rapidly elevate uric acid and potassium to life-threatening levels is:
Acute leukemia
Where in the body is blood produced?
Bone marrow
When a patient is suffering from disseminated intravascular coagulation, what two problems are occurring nearly simultaneously?
Clotting and bleeding
Blood is considered what type of tissue?
Connective
The primary function of red blood cells is to__________, and what protein carries this out?
Transport oxygen; hemoglobin