csun Patho quiz 3 Questions With Complete Solutions

Differential lab test correct answer: - total up to 100 - contains (segmented) neutrophils make up 60%-70%, lymphocytes, Monocytes 3%-7% Monocytes correct answer: -When they leave the circulation and enter tissue, they mature into macrophages, which are found in large quantities in the spleen and other organs. -Their primary function is phagocytosis Neutrophils correct answer: immature=bands/ number comes out separate from the total neutrophils if infection or inflammatory process is present mature=segmented -They are first responders to an infection, stressful event, or inflammatory reaction. -Antigens, epinephrine, and corticosteroids stimulate generation and release of neutrophils in the bloodstream. -Mature neutrophils = also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes High band count is called? correct answer: - "Shift to the left" - "bandemia" Purulent exudate correct answer: commonly called pus, is a whitish-green-colored discharge from a site of injury that contains dead neutrophils, infectious material, and cellular debris Eosinophils correct answer: WBCs, mainly released during allergy and parasitic infection. 0-3% on the CBC is the norm. Basophils correct answer: Basophils are generated and released by the bone marrow in response to many inflammatory reactions, particularly parasitic infection. Leukocytosis correct answer: - white blood cells are elevated, above 11,000 - average white count for an adult is 5k-10k Leukemoid reaction correct answer: is a white blood count of more than 50,000. - will just be written as 50 implying 50k. What is reverse isolation? correct answer: - Protect the patient from you. - cover entire body so nothing infectious is in contact with the patient. - room cannot contain flowers, plants and raw food. Leukopenia correct answer: -A decrease in WBC count below 4,000/uL is leukopenia, which is a general term that describes a