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12 Cards in this Set
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Sickled RBCs are not flexible and therefore clog ___ causing *___ and consequent pain (___).
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-capillaries
-ischemia -Sickle cell crisis |
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Increased numbers of ___ or ___ in circulation is called a shift to the ___ indicating a bacterial infection.
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-bands
-stabs -left |
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___ is the only cell to produce azuroplilic (non-specific) granules
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Promyelocyte
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___ are first cells recognizable as basophil, eosinophil or neutrophil by their granules
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Metamyelocytes
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___ produce specific granules
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Myelocytes
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Largest leukocyte in smear (18μm average diameter).
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Monocyte
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Reduced numbers of platelets called ___ .
Patients ___ easily |
-thrombocytopenia
-bruise |
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Platelet Granules:
___ contain fibrinogen, plasminogen, plaminogen activator inhibitor, and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF, stimulates vessel repair) |
α (alpha) granules
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Platelet Granules
___ contain ADP. ATP, serotonin and histamine (vasoactive substances) |
δ granules
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Platelet Granules
___ contain hydrolytic enzymes |
γ granules
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Platelet Granules
___ contents involved in clot resorption |
λ granules
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Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) used clinically to ___
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break up clots
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