NURS.,3015.,Final.,Exam.,Review
Clotting.,-
.,A.,physiological.,process.,in.,which.,blood.,is.,converted.,from.,a.,liquid.,to.,a.,se
mi-solid.,gel.
Triad.,of.,Virchow.,-
.,Venous.,stasis,.,hypercoagulability,.,and.,endothelial.,damage.
Deep.,vein.,thrombosis.,-.,Disorder.,involving.,a.,thrombus.,in.,the.,deep.,vein.
Homan's.,sign.,-.,Pain.,in.,the.,calf.,upon.,dorsiflexion.
Venous.,doppler.,ultrasound.,-
.,Assesses.,the.,appearance.,of.,the.,blood.,in.,the.,body.
Venogram.,-
.,Dye.,is.,injected.,into.,the.,body.,to.,see.,where.,blood.,stops.,(clots).
Thrombocytopenia.,-.,Decrease.,in.,platelet.,count;.,complication.,of.,DVTs.
,Vena.,cava.,filter.,-
.,Placed.,at.,the.,level.,of.,the.,diaphragm.,in.,the.,inferior.,vena.,cava.,via.,the.,fem
oral.,vein;.,traps.,large.,emboli.,and.,prevents.,them.,from.,travelling.
Pulmonary.,embolism.,-
.,An.,occlusion.,of.,a.,portion.,of.,the.,pulmonary.,blood.,vessels.,by.,an.,embolus.
ECG.,-
.,This.,electrodiagnostic.,test.,records.,the.,electrical.,impulses .,that.,stimulate.,t
he.,heart.,to.,contract.
Ventilation.,perfusion.,scan.,-
.,Assessing.,the.,patency.,of.,the.,pulmonary.,airways.
Sickle.,cell.,anemia.,-
.,When.,hemoglobin.,is.,replaced.,by.,abnormal.,sickle/crescent-shaped.,cells.
Sickle.,crisis.,-
.,Results.,from.,tissue.,hypoxia.,due.,to.,inadequate.,blood.,flow.,to.,a.,specific.,re
gion.,or.,organ.
Aplastic.,crisis.,-
.,Rapid.,decline.,in.,hemoglobin.,levels.,in.,the.,blood.,(due.,to.,lack.,of.,reticuloc
ytes).
,Sequestration.,-.,Results.,from.,a.,pooling.,of.,sickle.,cells.,in.,an.,organ.
Acute.,chest.,syndrome.,-
.,Lung.,microvasculature.,gets.,occluded;.,complication.,of.,sickle.,cell.,anemia
.
Hydroxyurea.,-
.,Drug.,which.,helps.,with.,the.,production.,of.,both.,normal.,and.,fetal.,hemoglob
in.
Exchange.,transfusion.,-
.,Removing.,sickle.,cells.,and.,replacing.,them.,with.,normal.,shaped.,RBCs.
Hemophilia.,-
.,Autosomal.,recessive.,disorder.,carried.,on.,the.,X.,chromosome.
Hemophilia.,A.,-.,Factor.,VIII.,deficiency.
Hemophilia.,B.,-.,Factor.,IV.,deficiency.
Von.,Willebrand.,Disease.,-
.,Von.,Willebrand.,factor.,and.,factor.,VIII.,deficiency.
, Severe.,hemophilia.,-
.,Spontaneous.,bleeding.,without.,trauma;.,<1%.,clotting.,factor.
Moderate.,hemophilia.,-
.,Bleeding.,with.,mild.,trauma;.,between.,1%.,and.,5%.,clotting.,factor.
Mild.,hemophilia.,-
.,Bleeding.,with.,severe.,trauma.,or.,surgery;.,between.,5%.,and.,40%.,clotting.,fa
ctor.
PT.,-.,Measures.,the.,clotting.,time.,for.,factors.,1,.,2,.,5,.,7,.,and.,10.
PTT.,-.,Measures.,factors.,8,.,9,.,11,.,and.,12;.,increased.,with.,hemophilia.
Hemarthrosis.,-.,Bleeding.,into.,a.,joint.,cavity.
Desmopressin.,-.,Synthetic.,form.,of.,a.,natural.,hormone.,to.,stop.,bleeding.
Idiopathic.,Thrombocytopenic.,Purpura.,(ITP).,-
.,When.,your.,body.,recognizes.,your.,platelets.,as.,foreign;.,destruction.,of.,plat
elets.,as.,a.,result.
Clotting.,-
.,A.,physiological.,process.,in.,which.,blood.,is.,converted.,from.,a.,liquid.,to.,a.,se
mi-solid.,gel.
Triad.,of.,Virchow.,-
.,Venous.,stasis,.,hypercoagulability,.,and.,endothelial.,damage.
Deep.,vein.,thrombosis.,-.,Disorder.,involving.,a.,thrombus.,in.,the.,deep.,vein.
Homan's.,sign.,-.,Pain.,in.,the.,calf.,upon.,dorsiflexion.
Venous.,doppler.,ultrasound.,-
.,Assesses.,the.,appearance.,of.,the.,blood.,in.,the.,body.
Venogram.,-
.,Dye.,is.,injected.,into.,the.,body.,to.,see.,where.,blood.,stops.,(clots).
Thrombocytopenia.,-.,Decrease.,in.,platelet.,count;.,complication.,of.,DVTs.
,Vena.,cava.,filter.,-
.,Placed.,at.,the.,level.,of.,the.,diaphragm.,in.,the.,inferior.,vena.,cava.,via.,the.,fem
oral.,vein;.,traps.,large.,emboli.,and.,prevents.,them.,from.,travelling.
Pulmonary.,embolism.,-
.,An.,occlusion.,of.,a.,portion.,of.,the.,pulmonary.,blood.,vessels.,by.,an.,embolus.
ECG.,-
.,This.,electrodiagnostic.,test.,records.,the.,electrical.,impulses .,that.,stimulate.,t
he.,heart.,to.,contract.
Ventilation.,perfusion.,scan.,-
.,Assessing.,the.,patency.,of.,the.,pulmonary.,airways.
Sickle.,cell.,anemia.,-
.,When.,hemoglobin.,is.,replaced.,by.,abnormal.,sickle/crescent-shaped.,cells.
Sickle.,crisis.,-
.,Results.,from.,tissue.,hypoxia.,due.,to.,inadequate.,blood.,flow.,to.,a.,specific.,re
gion.,or.,organ.
Aplastic.,crisis.,-
.,Rapid.,decline.,in.,hemoglobin.,levels.,in.,the.,blood.,(due.,to.,lack.,of.,reticuloc
ytes).
,Sequestration.,-.,Results.,from.,a.,pooling.,of.,sickle.,cells.,in.,an.,organ.
Acute.,chest.,syndrome.,-
.,Lung.,microvasculature.,gets.,occluded;.,complication.,of.,sickle.,cell.,anemia
.
Hydroxyurea.,-
.,Drug.,which.,helps.,with.,the.,production.,of.,both.,normal.,and.,fetal.,hemoglob
in.
Exchange.,transfusion.,-
.,Removing.,sickle.,cells.,and.,replacing.,them.,with.,normal.,shaped.,RBCs.
Hemophilia.,-
.,Autosomal.,recessive.,disorder.,carried.,on.,the.,X.,chromosome.
Hemophilia.,A.,-.,Factor.,VIII.,deficiency.
Hemophilia.,B.,-.,Factor.,IV.,deficiency.
Von.,Willebrand.,Disease.,-
.,Von.,Willebrand.,factor.,and.,factor.,VIII.,deficiency.
, Severe.,hemophilia.,-
.,Spontaneous.,bleeding.,without.,trauma;.,<1%.,clotting.,factor.
Moderate.,hemophilia.,-
.,Bleeding.,with.,mild.,trauma;.,between.,1%.,and.,5%.,clotting.,factor.
Mild.,hemophilia.,-
.,Bleeding.,with.,severe.,trauma.,or.,surgery;.,between.,5%.,and.,40%.,clotting.,fa
ctor.
PT.,-.,Measures.,the.,clotting.,time.,for.,factors.,1,.,2,.,5,.,7,.,and.,10.
PTT.,-.,Measures.,factors.,8,.,9,.,11,.,and.,12;.,increased.,with.,hemophilia.
Hemarthrosis.,-.,Bleeding.,into.,a.,joint.,cavity.
Desmopressin.,-.,Synthetic.,form.,of.,a.,natural.,hormone.,to.,stop.,bleeding.
Idiopathic.,Thrombocytopenic.,Purpura.,(ITP).,-
.,When.,your.,body.,recognizes.,your.,platelets.,as.,foreign;.,destruction.,of.,plat
elets.,as.,a.,result.
