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Blood
Blood is a bodily fluid consisting of plasma, blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the vertebrate vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues. In many species, it also carries hormones and disease-fighting substances. In this category, you will find questions about the blood in your body, including blood types, blood diseases, and the function of blood.
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What happens if petrol injected to human blood?
well, if you inject the same blood into the same human that you took the blood from it wont do anything. inless the blood was cold and hasent been properly handold. then the blood will start to clot up in the body and slowly kill the person inless he is sent to the hospital....
What blood test measures percentage of erythrocytes to whole blood?
The hematocrit measures the percentage of formed elements of the blood in comparison to the volume of whole blood. Since the other formed elements represents a small percentage of that volume, the hematocrit is considered a percentage of the red blood cells.
Can an o positive mother and an o negative father have an a positive baby?
can an o positive and an o negative make an a positive baby
Is hematocrit test used for clotting?
Not precisely. It is a means for testing vascular leakage. It is a measure of packed cell volume in the blood. Upon hemorrhage or edema, fluid leaks from the blood vessels (capillaries) and hence creates a scenario of higher cellular content in the blood which is read out using a centrifugal blood packing assay. The higher the hematocrit, the higher the fluid loss into surrounding tissues. The classical clotting time assay is usually a fibrin/fibrinogen activation and/or measure.
What is the liquid portion of whole blood called?
The liquid part is plasma and the solid part are the RBCs(red blood corpuscles/cells).
How long will it take to lower A1C hemoglobin levels?
A1C is a three month average, doctors take such test every three months.
I tend to disagree...correct me if I'm wrong but if it's an AVERAGE of your last three month's blood sugar levels, then wouldn't that number start to decrease as soon as you regulated your blood sugar? Example: if an 8.2 A1C means your average blood sugar level is ranging around 200-250, then as soon as that number drops (say to 100-150) for a while (a few weeks or even a month or so) then that average would drop.
***this is what my nurse told me because i need my a1c lowered for a surgery....she said that because the levels are taken for the 3 month average 60% of that is actually correct and 40% of it is off, and because of that you can see a difference of a1c levels in a month if you can regulate your blood glucose well so yes if you start getting your numbers down you a1c will go down.***
How do you get rid of toxics in your body?
Don't think you should be worried about toxics in your body,
its mostly natural medicine companies, that scare you off by saying you have toxics in your body which is lies!
For every white blood cells how many red blood cells?
The average human body has about 7,000 white blood cells per microliter of blood. The average adult human has about 5.25 liters of blood, or 5,250,000 microliters. Multiplying these two numbers gives a total of almost 37 billion white blood cells. Note that this is simply an average.
What blood test needs to be kept warm after collection?
There are a lot of them, in fact, some blood tests require the blood be collected in a cold vial, therefore, certain vials are stored in the refrigerator or freezer, depending on the specific requirements.
Some need to be stored at room temperature and others immediately frozen and kept frozen until ready for testing.
Due to the amount of blood tests available, it would be almost impossible to answer which ones need to be kept cold.
Why are your monocytes and eosinophils high?
Most likely there will be some type of inflammation present. Typically an allergy or infection. They release histamine and have anticoagulant heparin to help contribute to the inflammation process and promote blood flow to the affected area.
(Basophils are white blood cells involved in the body's immune system)
What color is blood outside your body?
Fresh blood is brilliant red, but as it clots it will turn brown.
Blood cells do not split in the way that some other cells might through processes like mitosis. Instead, blood cells are produced from stem cells in the bone marrow. Red blood cells, for instance, have a finite lifespan of about 120 days and are replaced by new cells, while white blood cells can divide in response to infection but do not "split" in the traditional sense. Platelets, which are cell fragments, are produced from larger cells called megakaryocytes, but they do not divide either.
Are there more red blood cells or white blood cells in your blood stream?
Red blood cells are responsible for oxygen transport. They possess a haem group containing iron which oxygen will bind to and be released depending on the bloods pH. White blood cells form part of the body's immune system. There are a number of different types and have different roles, for example, in recognising particles from past infections and triggering a fast immune response or destroying bacteria.
This can mean many different things but if you are having this problem right now you must go to your doctor immediately.
What if your white blood cell count is 11.3?
The normal white blood count for the general population is around 7-8. So 11.3 is slightly high but not by much. You should go to your doctor and see what your baseline is. You MIGHT be one of those people who have a slighlt high count but it's normal for you. If you are worried you can ask your doctor to see a hematologist. Also if you have been taking meds, certainones like steriods can raise your count.
