Blood Notes! Chapter 14
Items on test – essay Hematocrit Blood types & compatibility White blood cells (function/appearance) Blood pressure (sphygmomanometer) EKG/ECG Classifying WBC by microscope slide
Hematocrit 55% <1% 45%
White Blood Cells (WBC) Normal % Describe appearance of nucleus List function An increase indicates?
Granulocytes
Neutrophil Lobes 3 or 5
Eosinophil Usually 2 lobes, connected by thin strand
Basophil Entire cell filled by nucleus OR nothing but grains seen
Agranulocytes
Lymphocyte Look for most of cell to be filled BUT there will be one small region that is clear
Monocyte Nucleus is usually horseshoe shaped Width is constant – no constrictions!
Blood typing notes Blood types (what it truly means) To whom one can donate blood (and why?) From whom one can accept blood (and why?)
Blood Types
Blood types – antigen vs. antibody
What type of blood can one receive?
A+ B+ B+ AB+ O- O+
Ready to save a life? Blood typing game
US Blood Type Distribution
Sphygmomanometer use…
ECG - Electrocardiogram Electrical nodes inserted in key points of heart
Normal ECG readout
LOOK TO THIS LINE
P Wave Contraction of the atria
QRS Complex Contraction of the ventricles
T Wave Relaxing of ventricles Atria relax as well
Abnormal ECGs EKG Review: Arrhythmias
Sample ECG readouts ECG rhythm practice