17. The Blood

A client's blood glucose level is 45 mg/dL. The nurse should be alert for which signs and symptoms?

In a typical healthy adult human, approximately how many pints of blood are present in the body?

In a typical healthy adult, approximately what percentage of whole blood volume is composed of plasma?

In an adult, the most abundant proteins in blood plasma are primarily which of the following?

Which of the following makes up approximately 55% of blood by volume?

Which of the following are considered the formed elements of blood?

In the context of Introduction to Blood, the fluid portion of the blood is called:

Which of the following is a primary function of blood in the human body?

Which plasma protein is responsible for maintaining osmotic pressure in the blood?

Where does hematopoiesis, or blood cell formation, primarily occur in adults?

In a typical healthy adult human, approximately how many gallons of blood are present in the body?

The term 'formed elements' in blood includes which of the following?

Approximately how many pints of blood does the average adult human body contain?

The circulatory system transports white blood cells to fight infections for which system?

Where are most plasma proteins produced in the human body?