Sickled cells - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Mr. and Mrs. Robertson's son was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. They should be aware that the drug to be avoided is: A. Acetaminophen B. Aspirin C. Codeine D. Morphine Ans--B. Aspirin Rationale: Option B: Aspirin exerts an antiplatelet action and therefore may increase platelet destruction in ITP. Options A, C, and D: Acetaminophen, codeine, and morphine have no effect on platelets and, therefore, are not contraindicated. Which of the following is TRUE about...

patho 370 - week 2 questions and answers graded A+ What is type I hypersensitivity and antigen form? IgE and soluble antigen What is type II hypersensitivity? IgG OR IgM and cell-bound antigen What is type III hypersensitivity? IgG AND IgM and soluble antigen What is type IV hypersensitvity? T Cells and soluble or cell-bound antigen What is type I hypersensitivity mechanism of activation? -Allergen-specific IgE antibodies bind to mast cells via their Fc receptor...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) correct answers What is a genetic disorder, mutation in the gene for the beta chains of hemoglobin, this is called? - Chronic Anemia - Pain - Disability - Organ Damage - Increased Risk for Infection - Early Death as a Result of Poor Blood Perfusion correct answers What are the six causes of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) correct answers What disease do clumps form masses of sickled RBC's that block blood flow and lead to tissue hypoxia?...

Sickled cells - Answer-Red blood cells that are less deformable and do not pass through microcirculation as easily, cause an increase in blood viscosity, and are sequestered and destroyed by the liver and spleen Acute chest syndrome - Answer-Condition that accounts for 25% of premature deaths in patients with sickle cell disease; the leading cause of hospitalization and death of sickle cell patients; symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, dyspnea, new infiltrates on chest x-ray; no defini...

Critical Care Transport/Flight Paramedic Questions & Answers 100% Correct Critical Care Transport/Flight Paramedic Questions & Answers 100% Correct Critical Care Transport/Flight Paramedic Questions & Answers 100% Correct Sickled cells - ANSWER-Red blood cells that are less deformable and do not pass through microcirculation as easily, cause an increase in blood viscosity, and are sequestered and destroyed by the liver and spleen Acute chest syndrome - ANSWER-Condition that accounts for 25%...

Family Medicine EOR: Hematology (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Latest Version Normal or ↓ MCV, ↓ TIBC, ↑ Ferritin (high iron stores) ↓ serum erythropoietin Anemia of chronic disease The only anemia where all three cell lines are decreased (pancytopenia) ↓ WBC, ↓ RBC, ↓ Platelets - will have normal MCV and ↓ Retic Aplastic anemia ↓ Folate, ↑ MCV (macrocytic anemia) looks like B12 but no neurologic symptoms. Common in alcoholics Folate defici...

Monocyte Identify the nucleated blood cell. Lymphocyte Band neutrophil Monocyte Eosinophil Homozygous HbSS A completely sickled cell (drepanocyte) is most commonly seen in which of these conditions? Homozygous HbSS Heterozygous HbSA Double heterozygous HbSC Hb S with beta thalassemia Truly sickled cells are a result of a homozygous HbSS state. Heterozygous HbSA or Sickle cell trait patients typically do not exhibit any red blood cell abnormalities on the peripheral sme...

1. When caring for a client who has just been admitted with septic shock, which of these assessment data will be of greatest concern to the nurse? a. Arterial oxygen saturation 90% b. Apical pulse 110 beats/min c. Blood pressure 88/56 mm Hg d. Urinary output 15 mL for 2 hours - Answer-d. Urinary output 15 mL for 2 hours 10. A client asks the nurse what effect dialysis will have on the medications he is currently taking. What is the nurse's best response? a. Dangerously low blood pressur...

proteins correct answer: polymers of amino acids linked in a linear chain by peptide/amide bonds (polypeptides) polysaccharides correct answer: polymers of sugars (mono-saccharides) linked in linear and branched chains by glycosidic bonds DNA correct answer: polymers of nucleotides linked in linear chains by phosphodiester bonds protein enzymes correct answer: Linkages (bonds) are formed/broken by _______? sickle cell anemia correct answer: a single amino acid change in hemoglob...

Sickled cells - Red blood cells that are less deformable and do not pass through microcirculation as easily, cause an increase in blood viscosity, and are sequestered and destroyed by the liver and spleen Acute chest syndrome - Condition that accounts for 25% of premature deaths in patients with sickle cell disease; the leading cause of hospitalization and death of sickle cell patients; symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, dyspnea, new infiltrates on chest x-ray; no definitive therapy,...