MedCa 2023 ADVANCED.

MedCa 2023 ADVANCED. Pathology -ANSWER The study of nature and the cause of disease How many liters of blood does the body contain? -ANSWER 5 liters Erythrocytes -ANSWER Red blood cells Leukocyte -ANSWER White blood cell Thrombocytes -ANSWER Platelets 120 days -ANSWER How long does mature red blood cells live once they enter blood stream Hemoglobin -ANSWER Iron containing pigment of red blood cells Pre-analytical phase -ANSWER Phlebotomist are primarily responsible for this phase of lab testing Blood collected in neonatology department -ANSWER This is Done for patients who are hours to a few days old Pharmacy department -ANSWER Primary consultant on timing for collecting blood for drug levels Where blood cells begin formation -ANSWER Lymph nodes and bone marrow Flowchart -ANSWER Used in quality improvement methodologies and designed to assist in breaking out components into diagram to understand a process Quality improvement for specimen collection involve -ANSWER -Phlebotomist technique -Recollection rates -Frequency of hematomas Pareto charts -ANSWER Designed to assist in making bar charts that show frequency of problems Anemic -ANSWER A person who has too little hemoglobin or a decreased number of red blood cells Type and cross match -ANSWER Process of determining if a person will react after a transfusion