Mndy657

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1. Heparin and RBC

   Mndy657 replied to Mndy657's topic in Student Assist

   His CRP was also 5.8 which is high. Could there be inflammation in his superior vena cava and his veins? His chest had dialated veins on it. And since his blood vessels are inflammed this could lower the RBC? I'm trying to critically think here.....

2. Heparin and RBC

   Mndy657 replied to Mndy657's topic in Student Assist

   Sorry...the only reason that I thought maybe the URI might cause it is because my lab book says that an infection can lower RBC. His platlets are normal. He was not bleeding anywhere. I can't really come up with anything. I didn't check to see wha...

3. Heparin and RBC

   Mndy657 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I had a patient that was diagnosed with superior vena cava thrombosis. He was put on hepari . My question is, can heparin lower the patients RBC's, HGB. And HCT? I have looked it up several places and can't find anything that says heparin can do t...

4. Clumps of fat in blood??

   Mndy657 posted a topic in Student Assist

   A patient that I had was a 81 yo male who fell down 15 stairs. He broke a couple ribs, his pelvis, humerous, and C6. When I went to draw his blood out of a picc line these big globs came into the tube. A bunch of it. I showed my nurse and she sai...