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Red Blood Cells
Erythrocytes |
help transport CO2, transport O2 from lungs to other parts of the body
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Oxyhemoglobin
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combined O2-hemaglobin complex that makes possible large quantities of O2 to be transported
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Anemia
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a number of different disease conditions caused by an inibility of blood to carry O2 to cells
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Pernicious anemia
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deficiency of RBC that results from a failure of stomach lining to produce "intrinsic factor"
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Intrinsic factor
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substance that allows vitimin B12 to be absorbed from food
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Sickle Cell anemia
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severe hereditary disease caused by abnormal type of hemaglobin
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Hematocrit Test
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a lab test to measure the total blood volume made up by the red blood cells
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Buffy coat
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when the whole blood sample is spun down the WBC and platelets settle to this "coat"
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