RBC Destruction/Kinetics
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Reticuloendothelial System
phagocytic cells scattered throughout the body that eliminate worn out or abnormal cells, clean up after inflammatory responses, repair tissues, immune response
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monocytes
found in the blood
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macrophages
found mostly in the spleen
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steady state
RBC production = RBC destruction > N-RBC/Hb/Hct
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Effective Erthroproiesis
the number of RBCs physologically produce in the bone marrow and released into circulation
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ineffective erythropoiesis
the number of RBCs physiologically produced in the bone marrow that are viable but are not released into circulation
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total erythropoiesis
effect + ineffective erythropoiesis
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