NURS 5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
HEMATOLOGIC:
RED BLOOD CELLS AND HEMOGLOBIN
NURS 5315 Advanced Pathophysiology
Kristin Hittle Gigli, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC
, NURS 5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
OBJECTIVES
• Students will describe the life cycle of a red blood cell
, NURS 5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
• Students will evaluate the etiology, clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of red blood
cell disorders
• Differentiate between macrocytic, microcytic and normocytic anemias
• Differentiate between risk factors, etiology, clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of these
anemias
, NURS 5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
FUNCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS
Erythrocytes
• Transport hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues
• Catalyzes the reversible reaction between CO2 and H2O (via carbonic anhydrase)
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
HEMATOLOGIC:
RED BLOOD CELLS AND HEMOGLOBIN
NURS 5315 Advanced Pathophysiology
Kristin Hittle Gigli, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC
, NURS 5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
OBJECTIVES
• Students will describe the life cycle of a red blood cell
, NURS 5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
• Students will evaluate the etiology, clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of red blood
cell disorders
• Differentiate between macrocytic, microcytic and normocytic anemias
• Differentiate between risk factors, etiology, clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of these
anemias
, NURS 5315 Advanced
Pathophysiology Online | UTA
MSN Core Course
Uni of texas
FUNCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS
Erythrocytes
• Transport hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues
• Catalyzes the reversible reaction between CO2 and H2O (via carbonic anhydrase)