The average full replacement dose of levothyroxine sodium is approximately 1.7 mcg/kg/day (e.g., 100-125 mcg/day for a 70 kg adult). Older patients may require less than 1 mcg/kg/day.
Platelets are best described as. cytoplasmic fragments of cells. Identify the blood type that is the universal donor. O. Identify the giant cells that are located in the red bone marrow and they give rise to thrombocytes.
All formed elements arise from stem cells of the red bone marrow. Recall that stem cells undergo mitosis plus cytokinesis (cellular division) to give rise to new daughter cells: One of these remains a stem cell and the other differentiates into one of any number of diverse cell types.