Medical Terminology Chapter 5 Handouts

Blood Composition handout, Common Blood Disorders worksheet

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

TTP

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

what type of blood disorder is TTP

clotting disorder

characteristic shape of blood cells in patients with TTP

schistocytes

enzyme that is severely deficient or absent in TTP

ADAMTS13

TTP and SLE can both contribute to kidney damage, necessitating the need for what treatment

dialysis

what type of blood disorder is sickle cell disease

anemia

a treatment for sickle cell disease in which blood is drawn out and centrifuged, after which sickle-shaped erythrocytes are removed and the blood is returned to the patient

apheresis

what type of blood disorder is lymphoma

cancer of the blood

a monoclonal antibody that can be used to treat lymphoma

rituxan

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

PE

pulmonary embolism

the collapsing of a lung caused by a PE

compression atelectasis

device that can be implanted in the inferior vena cava to prevent further emboli from the lower appendages from obstructing blood vessels in the heart and lungs

vena cava filter

in hereditary spherocytosis, erythrocytes are shaped like

spheres

because abnormally shaped red blood cells in patients with heridtary spherocytosis are destroyed by the spleen, what treatment is available to offset the amount of red blood cells being destroyed

splenectomy

CML

chronic myeloid leukemia

medication used to treat CML

gleevac

APS

antiphospholipid syndrome

drug used to prophylactically avoid clots in patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome if they are pregnant

lovenox

part of the brain that controls speech production

Broca’s area

part of the brain that controls language comprehension

Wernicke’s area

a language disorder caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls speech production

Broca’s aphasia

formed elements make up what percentage of blood

45

plasma makes up what percentage of blood

55

among the formed elements, RBCs make up what percentage

95.1

among the formed elements, platelets make up what percentage

4.8

among the formed elements, WBCs make up what percentage

0.1

among WBCs, what percentage are neutrophils

54-62

among WBCs, what percentage are eosinophils

1-3

among WBCs, what percentage are basophils

less than 1

among WBCs, what percentage are monocytes

3-9

among WBCs, what percentage are lymphocytes

25-33

what percentage of plasma is water

92

what percentage of plasma is proteins

7

what percentage of plasma is electrolytes, wastes, nutrients, vitamins, hormones, and gases

1

three proteins contained in blood plasma

albumins, globulins, fibrinogen

three gases contained in blood plasma

nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide