Title: Identify the structures, functions, and surgical pathologies of blood.
Course: Surgical Technologist I (14056-I) > Section: Understanding Structures, Functions, and Surgical Pathologies of Body Systems

Identification should include

- the normal constituents of blood
- the types of elements formed in blood
- the formation of blood cells
- the process and importance of blood clotting
- A, B, and O blood types
- the compatibility of blood, including the Rh factor
- pathologies (e.g., clotting, transfusion reactions).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the relationship of plasma to the solvent ability of blood?
- What are the common laboratory tests performed on blood? What are considered normal ranges for each test?
- What is the difference between a thrombus and an embolus? In what types of surgery might each be encountered?
- What are the implications for the surgical team when operating on a patient with HIV? With sickle cell anemia? With hemophilia?