Hematocrit Determination Learning Objectives 1. Understand the terms hematocrit‚ red blood cells‚ hemoglobin‚ buffy coat‚ anemia‚ and polycythemia. 2. Understand how the hematocrit (packed red blood cell volume) is determined. 3. Understand the implications of elevated or decreased hematocrit. 4. Understand the importance of proper disposal of laboratory material that comes into contact with blood. Data |Total height of blood column (mm)|Height of red blood cell layer (mm)|Height of buffy
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P Sickle Cell Anemia [pic] Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited disease characterized by periods of relative health alternating with episodes of severe illness caused when sickle shaped [pic]red blood cells block small blood vessels. According to the encyclopedia here’s the pathophysiology of the disease; Sickle cell anemia is caused by a mutation in the B globin chain of hemoglobin‚ causing the amino acid glutamic acid to be replaced with the hydrophobic amino acid valine at the sixth
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------------------------------------------------- OBJECTIVES I. Objectives Within our 3 weeks clinical exposure at San Pedro Hospital at St. Luke’s Ward‚ we‚ the proponents of San Pedro College‚ BSN 3E‚ group3‚ subgroup2‚ will be able to present a comprehensive nursing case analysis regarding the case of our patient who have a Bronchopneumonia in which we can gain more knowledge to understand further our clients condition. In order to achieve the general objective stipulated above‚ this
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Case study report – Shouldice Hospital or Food fight Swathi Mall Sullivan University Operations Strategy April 26‚ 2014 Abstract: Shouldice hospital has been the best service provider for treating hernias and been in demand since a long time. However‚ due to the limited capacity of 89 beds the hospital is not able to meet the market demand which is causing it to lose its market share and success. The main constraints mentioned in this case study are the number of beds in the
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treatment of blood disorders is essential to prevent further problems or death. These blood disorders described below are just a few or the example that can happen to people young or older. A common form of anemia is iron deficiency anemia affecting many Americans today. Iron deficiency anemia is caused by the lack of iron in the body from diet. The lack of iron is also caused by growth spurts‚ pregnancy‚ and blood loss. (Family Doctor. Org‚ 2011) the problems with diet that people have are usually
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Review Sheet Results (1) 1. List the hematocrits for the healthy male (sample 1) and female (sample 2) living in Boston (at sea level) and indicate whether they are normal or whether they indicate anemia or polycythemia. 1. The hematocrit value for the healthy male: 48 2. The hematocrit value for the healthy female: 44 Both values are normal because they are between the normal ranges: for males between 42-52% and for females between 42-47%. 2. Describe the difference between the hematocrits
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Thao Tran Prof.Thomas Hematology 09/08/2012 Sickle Cell Disease Blood has been considered the essence of life for centuries‚ and our blood is a living tissue made up of liquid and solids. There are many diseases related to blood such as anemia which is the decrease in oxygen supply to tissue and causes hypoxia‚ thalassemia is the mutation in one or more globin gene of hemoglobin‚ etc. Therefore‚ one of blood disorders is the most common symptomatic hemoglobinopathy with the greatest prevalence
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Abstract This paper will contain some important and main information about humans’ circulatory system. One of the most important systems our body has if not THE most important since one of its organs is the heart. We will focus on senior citizens. As we age‚ our organs’ working mechanism becomes slower and our muscles tend to be less flexible or elastic and that is why we think the information we will provide‚ will be very useful. Some of the talking points will be: • General function of the
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abnormal genes causes a person’s body to make hemoglobin S. People who become infected with SCD inherit two abnormal hemoglobin genes‚ one from each parent.When a person has two hemoglobin S genes‚ Hemoglobin SS‚ the disease is known as sickle cell anemia. This seems to be the most common and often the most extreme kind of SCD. Hemoglobin SS starts from lack of oxygen
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malaria‚ this mutation can also lead to sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell specialist Dr. Ronald Nagel stresses the genetic variety necessary for the existence of a species. A gene known as HbS was the center of a medical detective story that began in the middle 1940s in Africa. Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia‚ a serious inherited blood disease‚ were more likely to survive malaria. What was confusing was why sickle cell anemia was so dominant in some African populations. How
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