Blood Components: In a Nutshell (Nursing)

00:01 So in a nutshell.

00:03 Blood is composed of plasma which is mostly water and blood cells.

00:07 These blood cells include red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

00:12 Red blood cells are generated in the bone marrow after stimulation by erythropoeitin from the kidneys.

00:18 Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen transport protein of red blood cells.

00:23 There are different types of white blood cells including granulocytes which are basophils, eosinophils and neutrophils.

00:30 Lymphocytes which are natural killer cells are B-cells and our T-cells, and monocytes which are eventually going to mature into macrophages.

00:39 Platelets are responsible for maintaining the hemostasis of the body, and you need to be aware when you're drawing from a pediatric patient the safe volume and the site basedoin the child's age and weight.

00:52 Thank you for watching this lecture on basics of blood.