NR 283 Exam 3 Concept Review
Course : Chamberlain
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NR 283 Concept Review Exam 3
**Please be sure to study etiology, clinical manifestations and complications, pathophysiology of the following topics:
Hematology
RBC-function- Erythrocytes (or RBC’s) are the most abundant cell type in the body
- Its primary job is tissue oxygenation
- The cell has 2 unique properties:
- A biconcave shape which makes it optimal for gas transport
- The capacity to be reversible deformed. The cells can change shape to make it through all the different size vessels in the body
- Erythrocytes have a lifespan of 120 days
- Hemoglobin is the oxygen carrying protein of the erythrocyte that gives RBC’s their color
- Each erythrocyte has over 300 hemoglobin molecules; 1 HGB can carry 4 oxygen molecules
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