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CC Chief Complaint Segment Line between two wave forms P-wave Atrial Depolarization How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second Rythm strip? 30 one millimeter boxes The SA node represents which waveform on the ekg? Only the P-wave What is the reading you can get from the RR interval? Ventricular Pulse What is the primary stage of Hemolisis? Vascular phase and platelet phase together What is Electophoresis? Analyzation of the chemical components of blood e.g. hemoglobin, serum, urinem cerebrospinal fluid based on electrical charge. Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turn which color? Turns Blue on a positive test for occult blood in feces. The stages of Hemostasis: 1. Vascular 2. Platelet Phase 3. Coagulation Phase 4. Fibronolysis Blood Vessels Aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venues, veins, superior and inferior vena cavae. Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel Tunica adventitia Inner endothelial tissue layer of a blood vessel Tunica Intima The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel Tunica media The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting Code of Ethics What do you find in capillaries? A mixture of venous and arterial blood is found The average adult has how many liters of blood? 5-6 liters What is the percentage of water in blood? 92% Percentage of plasma in blood 55% Percentage of Formed Elements in the blood 45% 99% of formed elements in blood RBC's or ErythrocytesWhere you find Hemoglobin RBC's Where do all blood cells originate? Bone Marrow How many RBC's per microliter of blood 4.2-6.2 million What is the second most numerous WBC? Lymphocyte with 20-40% Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and TB Monocytes Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and often are first on scene Neutrophils These WBC's play an important role in viral infection as well as in immunity. Lymphocytes Number of leukocytes for average adult per micrometer Leukopenia Decrease in WBC's seen with viral infection and leukemia Comprises 3-8% of wbc or leukocytes Monocytes Largest in size of the leukocytes Monocytes Carries Histamine Basophil Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clot of blood Cascular phase of hemostasis Preferred site for venipuncture