Chapter 11, Circulatory system, Medical Terminology

erythr(o)

red

The health care provider prescribes which of the following to stop bleeding?

hemostatics

The nurse would review which laboratory value to assess a protein in the red blood cells that aids in the transport of oxygen to the cells of the body?

Hemoglobin

The destruction of red blood cells is?

Hemolysis

The formed elements of the blood are?

Erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets

The health care provider explains to the patient that some elements of the blood, such as _______________ prevent clotting during normal circulation.

heparin

Platelets adhere to damaged tissue and each other to control __________ from a blood vessel.

blood loss

The patient had a heart attack due to a clot. Which class of agents may be administered to dissolve blood clots?

Thrombolytics

The term for blood clot is?

thrombus

Red blood cells are?

erythrocytes

agglutin(o)

agglutinin

Thalassemia is a _______ blood disorder.

hereditary

The solid part of blood does not contain?

plasma

What and what are essential for blood coagulation.

Fibrinogen, prothrombin

Blood does not do which of the following?

Secrete hormones

The patient has been diagnosed with anemia that is due to the lack of vitamin B12. This is which of the following?

Pernicious

The diagnostic procedure ________________ is used in the diagnosis of various blood disorders, such as anemia or leukemia?

bone marrow biopsy

The health care provider explains to the patient that coagulation is the changing of a semi-solid or gel into a ____________.

Coagulation is the process of moving from a liquid or gel to a solid or a clot.

Rh factor is a type of?

Antigen

What class of medications would be prescribed to decrease clotting?

Anticoagulants

This is the largest blood cell.

Monocytes

The white blood cells that increase during an allergic reaction are?

eosinonphils

Chemotherapy is used to cause a

remission

Neutrophils are the most plentiful ___________.

leukocytes

The health care provider orders the most common blood test for a routine medical checkup or a?

CBC

With this disease, there is an abnormal increase in the red blood cells.

Polycythemia

Plasma consists of 92 percent ____________________.

Water

The nurse understands that ______________ is released during allergic reactions.

Histamine

Platelets release _______________to initiate the blood clotting process.

thromboplastin

A process that uses centrifuging to take a patient's blood and return only the red blood cells is known as

plasmapheresis

The patient is having a blood transfusion reaction where the clumping of the antigens has stopped the flow of blood. The nurse recognizes this clumping as:

agglutination

Blood cultures are tests for:

Bacterial infections

During the assessment, the health care provider identifies multiple, tiny hemorrhages under the skin. This should be documented as:

purpura

The cells in blood that destroy foreign substances are

Leukocytes

phag(o)

eating

Eosinophils stain

bright red

Any disease of the blood with abnormal material present is a type of?

Dyscrasia

The solid part of the blood contains ____________.

Blood Cells

Plasma consists of 92 percent

Water

The health care provider orders the most common blood test for a routine medical checkup or a(n):

CBC

Neutrophils are the most plentiful?

leukocytes

Chemotherapy is used to cause a?

remission

A sedimentation rate test identifies information regarding?

The severity of your inflammatory response and monitor the effect of treatment.

A cell involved in blood clotting is a(n):

Thrombocyte