Term
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Definition/ Purpose
/ Related Terms
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acid base level
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pH level of blood
acidosis - too much acid or too little
base
alkalosis - too much base or too little
acid
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blood gas determination
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Analysis of acid-base (pH)
of blood, measures amount and pressure if oxygen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen,
used to evaluate heart failure, kidney failure, bleeding,
drug overdose, schock, severe stress
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blood level glucose
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Amount of glucose found in
blood stream, can indicate diseases inldudng diabetea or pancreatic
cancer
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
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Measures amount of nitrogen
in the nlood in the form of uera, can indicate kidney failure, shock, stomach
and bowel bleeding, diabetes millitus, some tumors, liver
disease, normal pregnancy, poor dietary problems
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complete blood cell count (CBC)
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Measures number of RBCs and
WBCs per cubic milliter of blood
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diastolic pressure
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Measures force against walls
of artieries when heart is relaxed and chambers fill
with blood
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Differential white blood cell
count
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Gives percentages of the various
WBCs
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Hemoglobin
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Measures proportion of hemoglobin
in RBCs
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Hemocrit
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Measures proportion of RBCs
to WBCs
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Mean copscular volume
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Estimates volume of RBCs
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Platelet count
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Counts number of platelets
in a certain volume
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red blood cell count (
RBC)
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Gives the number of RBCs in
a certain volume
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systolic
pressure
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Measures force against walls
of artieries during a contraction of the heart where blood
is forced into the aorta and lung arteries
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White Blood Count
(WBC)
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Gives the number of WBCs in
a certain volume
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