PhysioEx Exercise 11 Activity 1

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PhysioEx Lab Report Exercise 11: Blood Analysis Activity 1: Hematocrit Determination Name: Chrissy Alden Date: 3 June 2024 Session ID: session-615baf99-f2d9-234b-5d72-351890e29788 Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. Experiment Results Predict Question Stop & Think Question Hematocrit You correctly answered: of 40 means that 40% of the volume of blood consists of RBCs. 1 A buffy coat layer You correctly answered: is all of the above. 2 The diagnosis of anemia indicates You correctly answered: a lower-than-normal hematocrit. 3 Polycythemia refers to You correctly answered: a significant increase in RBCs. 4 Predict Question: Predict how the hematocrits of the patients living in Denver, Colorado (approximately one mile above sea level), will compare with the hematocrit levels of the patients living in Boston, Massachusetts (at sea level). Your answer: The hematocrits of the Denver residents will be higher than those of the Boston residents. 1 Why would the hemoglobin levels of an anemic patient be lower than the hemoglobin levels of a normal, healthy individual? You correctly answered: Because hemoglobin resides in RBCs, you would anticipate a low hematocrit level to coincide with a low hemoglobin level. 1
Experiment Data Blood sample Height of column of blood Height of red blood cell layer Height of buffy coat (white blood cells) Hematocrit % WBC 1 100 mm 48 mm 1 mm 48 1 2 100 mm 44 mm 1 mm 44 1 3 100 mm 55 mm 1 mm 55 1 4 100 mm 53 mm 1 mm 53 1 5 100 mm 19 mm 0.5 mm 19 0.5 6 100 mm 32 mm 1 mm 32 1 Sample 1: healthy male living in Boston Sample 2: healthy female living in Boston Sample 3: healthy male living in Denver Sample 4: healthy female living in Denver Sample 5: male with aplastic anemia Sample 6: female with iron-deficiency anemia Post-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. Review Sheet Results Anemia refers to You correctly answered: a lower-than-normal hematocrit. 1 To complete the blood test to measure hematocrit, you must seal the blood-containing capillary tubes on one end with a clay material so that You correctly answered: the blood sample can be centrifuged without having the blood spray out of the tube. 2 Possible causes of polycythemia include You correctly answered: living at high altitudes. 3 You would expect anemia to develop in a person You correctly answered: who has abnormally shaped hemoglobin in their RBCs. 4
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