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Composition of Blood- Function of Erythrocytes

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Total Blood Volume   5.5-5.6 L  
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Plasma part of blood   3-4 L  
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% of Plasma that is Water   91-93%  
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% of Plasma that is Proteins   7-9%  
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Functions of Blood   Carry oxygen Acid Base Buffer System Inflammation and Immune mechanisms Hemostasis Homeostasis  
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Plasma proteins   Albumin, Globulins, Fibrinogen  
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Alpha and Beta Globulins   Produced by the liver, important in vitamin transport  
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Gamma Globulins   Produced by lymphocytes and function in immunity  
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Affect of decreaed Albumins   Edema (complication in pt's with liver or kidney disease  
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Fibrinogen   Precursor to fibrin which is important in blodd clotting  
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Pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell   Cell from which all blood cells are derived  
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Two major blood cell lineages   Myeloid and Lymphoid  
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Myeloid Precursor Cells turn into:   Proerythroblasts, Polymorphalnuclear cells, and mgakaryocytes  
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Proerythroblasts become   Red Blood Cells  
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Polymophalnuclear cells become   Granulocytes  
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Granulocytes become   *Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils  
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Monocyte fate   travel through the ciruculation to become a macrophage  
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Lymphoid cells become   T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes  
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Hemoglobin can bind   oxygen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions  
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Where carbonic anhydrase is stored   Red Blood Cells  
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What happens to concentration of hemoglobin as RBC develops   decreases  
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What happens to organelles and nuclues of hemoglobin as RBC develops   oganelles are lost and nucleus condenses  
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What an RBC is called before it leaves the bone marrow   Reticulocyte  
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Final shape of an RBC   Biconcave disc  
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Avg. lifespan of RBC   120 days  
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RBC's ability to produce ATP and metabolize glucose   limited  
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Effects of too many RBCs   increase in blood viscosity and impedes blood flow  
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Major RBC production hormone   erythropoietin  
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Site of erythropoietin production   kidney  
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Factors that cause increased secretion of erythropoietin   anemia, altitude, hemorrage, circulatory disease, cardiac failure, pulmonary disease  
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time between erythropoeitin release and increase in RBCs   5 days  
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Essential nutritional elements for production of RBCs   Vitamin B12 and folic acid  
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Effect of inadequate folic acid and vitamin B12   maturation failure of RBCs  
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Common cause of vit. B12 deficiency   lack of intrinisc factor secreted from stomach cells  
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storage of B12 in liver   3-4 years worth  
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Element required for Hgb synthsis   Iron  
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Number of chains on one Hgb molecule   4  
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Number of O one heme can cary   1  
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Number of O atoms that can be carried by 1 Hgb   8  
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Number of molecular O that can be carried on 1 Hgb   4 (O2)  
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Things that cause Hgb to release O2   Increase in H+ Increase in CO2 Increase in temp Increase in 2,3 DPG  
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Where most of the daily requirements for iron come from   recycling RBCs  
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Iron is stored in the liver as   ferritin  
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Excess iron is stored as   hemosiderin (which can be toxic)  
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Once ingested iron is absorbed into the circulation and bings with   apotransferrin  
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Major site for destruction of old, fragile RBCs   Spleen  
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Fate of release Hgb from dead RBCs   phagocytosed by macrophages and returned to the liver for storage or transportaed to teh bone marrow for projuction of new Hgb  
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Fate of other breakdown products of RBC   converted to billirubin  
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Cause for jaundice   inceased hemolysis  
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Important rxn for blood acid-base balance   H20 + CO2 <---carbonic anhydrase---> H+ +HCO3-  
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Anemia   deficiency of Hgb which can be due to either a decreased total number of RBCs or due to a dereased amount of Hgb/RBC  
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Results of anemia   -Inadequate transport of O2 to the tissues -Greater workload on the heart  
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Common signs and symptoms of anemia   -Dyspnea (SOB) -Tachycardia -Palpitations -Decreased exercise tolerance  
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Polycythemia   Condition in which there are too many RBCs, results in an increase in the viscosity of the blood and therefore sluggish bloodflow  
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Secondary polycythemia   occurs in situations whenever there is too little oxygen delivery to the tissues, common causes are altitude and cardiac failure  
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Hematocrit varies with   gender and age  
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Avg. hematocrit for males   42-52% (avg 45%)  
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Avg. hematocrit for females   37-47% (avg 42%)  
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Hematocrit values and guidelines for exercise   < 25% = no exercise 25-29% = light exercise 30% = add resistance as tolerated  
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Normal hemoglobin levels for females   14 g/dL  
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Normal hemoglobin levels for males   16 g/dL  
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Hemoglobin levels and exercise guidelines   < 8 g/dL = no exercise 8-10 g/dL = light exercise > 10 g/dL = add resistance as tolerated  
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