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14 Cards in this Set
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What does a basophil do?
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releases chemicals that aid in inflammatory and allergic reactions
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What is a neutrophil?
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a phagocytic cell that accumulates in high numbers in early stages of infection. Phagocytizes bacteria and cellular debris.
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What is a monocyte and what does it do?
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They are called macrophages at infection site. They accumulate in high numbers later in an infection and are highly phagocytic.
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What is a lymphocyte and what does it do?
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A white blood cell when activated releases free floating antibodies that attack specific invaders directly.
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What does a platelet do?
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prevents excessive bleeding.
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What is an eosinophil and what does it do?
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A white blood cell that fights parasitic worms and aids in inflammatory and allergic responses.
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What does a red blood cell do?
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Also called an erythrocyte, it carries oxygen to the body and carries carbon dioxide way.
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What is this and what are the causes?
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Iron deficient anemia, resulting from an increase in demand for iron, blood loss, decrease of iron intake or inability to absorb iron (like celiac's disease)
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What is this and what are the causes?
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Pernicious anemia shown by the hypersegmented neutrophil, resulting from a lack of vitamin B12 derived from animal products. A vegan would have to take supplements. B12 is absorbed in the large intestine so if there is an issue with absorption, that can be a cause too.
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What is this, what causes it and what are the symptoms?
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Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by the sickle shaped red blood cells. The symptoms are typical for anemia, fatigue, headache, shortness of breath, cold extremities, paleness or jaundice. Sickle cell anemia also includes pain at times in joints or organs due to the shape of the RBCs causes them to get caught in the vessels.
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What is this?
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Leukemia characterized by the overabundance of lymphocytes.
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What is this and what kind of WBC is affected?
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Mononucleosis and the lymphocytes resemble monocytes.
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What is this and how do you know?
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The small squiggly trypomastigotes.
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What is hematocrit and what are the normal values?
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Volume percentage of red blood cells. 37-47% is the normal value
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