Cardio Intervention

• Blood Cultures


  Blood sample introduced to petri dish cultured to identify bacteria or pathogens
• Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC)


  Includes tests like WBC, Hct, HB to assess blood health
• White Blood Cell Count


  Measures total white blood cells; indicates infections or treatments
• Diff Count


  Measures different types of white blood cells in blood volume
• Hematocrit, Packed Cell Volume (Hct, PCV)


  Percentage of red blood cells in blood volume
• Hemoglobin (Hgb)


  Measures hemoglobin in blood by weight
• Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (mC)

  Average hemoglobin per RBC by weight
• AIDS Tests


  Tests for HIV types 1 and 2
• Allergy Testing


  Tests for hypersensitivity to allergens through patch, scratch, or injection
• Monospot


  Blood test for infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus
• Schilling Test


  Nuclear medicine test for pernicious anemia or metabolic disorders
• Coombs Antiglobulin Test


  Blood test to diagnose hemolytic anemia, transfusion reactions, or hemolytic disease
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate


  Measures time for mature RBCs to settle after clotting
• Prothrombin Time


  Time for clot formation to diagnose bleeding or clotting disorders
• Partial Thromboplastin Time


  Plasma test to detect hemophilia or coagulation defects
• Cardiac Enzyme Test


  Measures enzymes released during myocardial infarction
• Lipid Profile


  Blood test measuring lipids like cholesterol and triglycerides
• Blood Transfusion


  IV transfer of whole blood or components from donor to recipient
• Autotransfusion


  Recipient receives own filtered and anticoagulated blood
• Apheresis


  Blood drawn, components like white cells or platelets removed, and rest returned
• Hematopoietic Bone Marrow Transplant


  Patient receives donor marrow to stimulate new blood cell formation
• Biopsy of lymphatic structures

  removal of tissue for microscopic examination(lymph nodes or lymphoid tissue)
• Splenectomy


  removal of spleen
• Lymphadenectomy


  removal of lymph node
• adenoidectomy


  removal of adenoids(tonsils)
• Sclerotherapy


  chemical injection into a varicose vein that causes inflammation and formation of fibrous tissue, which closes the vein
• Ligation and stripping


  Tying off and surgical removal of varicose veins

  can be used to harvest grafts for bypass surgery
• hemmorhoidectomy


  Surgical removal of hemmorhoids
• Cardiac Enzyme Test


  Measures enzymes released during myocardial infarction
• Lipid Profile


  Blood test measuring lipids like cholesterol and triglycerides
• Blood Transfusion


  IV transfer of whole blood or components from donor to recipient
• Autotransfusion


  Recipient receives own filtered and anticoagulated blood
• Apheresis


  Blood drawn, components like white cells or platelets removed, and rest returned
• autologous bone marrow transplant


  the patient receives his own bone marrow cells
• homologous bone marrow transplant


  -Patient receives donor marrow

  -To stimulate formation of new blood cells
• autologous transfusion


  donors blood drawn and stored for later
• Antiplatelets


  Medications that inhibit platelet function or destroy them, such as Plavix and Aspirin
• anticoagulants


  prevent or delay blood clot formation
• Thrombolytics


  Medications that break down blood clots to prevent clot formation
• Blood Flow Modifiers


  Medications that promote blood flow by preventing platelets from clumping