Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

hematologic blood disorders

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
packed RBC's   severe anemia or blood loss  
🗑
frozen RBC's   autotransfusions  
🗑
Platelets   bleeding from thrombocytopenia  
🗑
albumin   hypovolemia from hypoalbuminemia  
🗑
fresh frozen plasma   replace clotting factors  
🗑
cryoprecipitates   provides specific missing clotting factors  
🗑
fluid compatibility in blood transfusions   0.9% Saline (normal saline)  
🗑
warmed blood   severe bleeding prevent hypothermia  
🗑
timing   4 hours max  
🗑
filtering   prevents harmful particles, reduce transmission of viruses  
🗑
washed blood   removes all plasma reduce risk of reactions  
🗑
vital signs   before and during transfusion per protocal  
🗑
s/sx complications of blood administration   fever, urticaria, hemolysis, anaphylactic, circulatory overload  
🗑
stay with patient time during transfusion   at least first 15 minutes of transfusion  
🗑
febrile reaction   most common rx to blood admin, risk goes up for each transfusion (fever, chills, back ache)  
🗑
urticarial rx   hives, is minor rx, notify dr, give benedryl  
🗑
hemolytic rx   deadly, incompatible blood, within minutes (back pain, chest pain, chills, fever, SOB, vomiting, impending doom  
🗑
anaphylactic rx   usually sensitive to immunoglobulins, severe gastrointestinal cramping, instant vomiting, uncontrollable diarrhea.  
🗑
circulatory overload   rapid transfusion short amount of time in older patients, chest pain, cough, crackles, wheezes, tachycardia  
🗑
O+   rh antigen , can get 0-+  
🗑
0-   no antigens, can only get 0-  
🗑
AB+   antigens for A, B, rh, can get 0, A, B, AB, -+  
🗑
AB-   antigens for A, B, but not Rh, can get only 0, A, B, AB, -  
🗑
A-   antigens for A, not rh, can get A, 0 -  
🗑
A+   antigens for A, and rh, can get A, 0 -+  
🗑
B-   antigens for B, not rh, can get B, 0-  
🗑
B+   antigens for B, and rh, can get B, 0 -+  
🗑
two person verification   prevent errors in blood transfusions  
🗑
blood to lab   two person verification  
🗑
blood to patient   two person verification blood transfusion  
🗑
coumadin   PT, INR  
🗑
heparin   APTT  
🗑
Activated Partial Thromboplastin time (APTT)   25-39 seconds therapeutic range on heparin 1.5 - 2 times  
🗑
International normalized ratio (INR)   normal less than 1.3 range for coumadin 2-3  
🗑
Normal RBC lab   4.2-5.1  
🗑
Normal WBC lab   4500 - 11,000  
🗑
HGB lab   11.7 - 17.3  
🗑
HCT lab   38% - 49%  
🗑
sickle cell anemia   hemolytic anemia  
🗑
aplastic anemia   bone marrow suppression  
🗑
B12 anemia   no intrinsic factor  
🗑
folic acid anemia   diet lack of folic acid  
🗑
pancytopenia   lack of all blood products being made (bone marrow) aplastic  
🗑
glossitis   s/sx of anemia  
🗑
petechiae   small purplish hemorrhagic spots under skin  
🗑
universal donar   0-  
🗑
universal recipient   AB+  
🗑
Prothrombin Time (PT)   9.5-11.8 normal on coumadin 1.5 - 2 times normal  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: cbiondillo
Popular Nursing sets