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52 Cards in this Set
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separation of blood into component parts and removal of a select part from the blood
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apheresis
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whole blood cells are taken from a donor and infused into a patient
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blood transfusion
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microscopic examination of a core of bone marrow removed with a needle
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bone marrow biopsy
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peripheral stem cells from a compatible donor are administered into a recipients vein
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hematopoietic stem cell transplant
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Coombs test
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test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage RBC's
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Malignant Neoplasm of bone marrow
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multiple myeloma
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infectious disease marked by increased number of WBC's and enlarged cervical lymph nodes
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mononucleosis
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time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube
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coagulation time
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time required for blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound
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bleeding time
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determination of the number of RBC, WBC, platelets, Hgb, Hct, MCH, MCV, MCHC
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CBC
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excess iron deposits throughout the body
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hemochromatosis
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general increase in RBC
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polycythemia vera
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pinpoint hemorrhaged and accumulation of blood under the skin
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purpura
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excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of one of the protein substances necessary for blood clotting
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hemophilia
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an increase in cancerous WBC
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leukemia
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AML
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acute myelogenous leukemia- immature (not functional) granulocytes dominate
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ALL
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acute lymphocytic leukemia- immature lymphocytes dominate
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CML
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chronic myelogenous leukemia- both mature and immature granulocytes are present in blood and bone marrow
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CLL
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia- abnormaly large numbers of somewhat mature granulocytes dominate
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abnormal increase in granulocytes in the blood
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granulocytosis
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deficiency in RBC or hemoglobin
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anemia
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failure of blood cell production- due to aplasia of bone marrow cells
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aplastic anemia
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hereditary condition characterized by abnormally shaped RBC
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sickle cell anemia
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reduction in RBC due to excessive destruction
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hemolytic anemia
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lack of mature RBC caused by inability to absorb Vitamin B12 into the body
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pernicous anemia
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an inherited defect in the ability to produce Hgb in persons of Mediterranean background
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thalassemia
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abnormal increase in granulocytes in the blood
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granulocytosis
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number of RBC per cu mm
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RBC count
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% of RRB in a volume of blood
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Hct
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speed at which RBC settle our of plasm
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ESR/sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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total amount of Hgb in a sample of peripheral blood
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H, Hg, HGB
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determines the % of WBC made up by different types of leukocytes
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white blood cell differential
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three main blood types
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ABO
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BMT
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bone marrow transplant
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GM-CSF
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granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
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MCH
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin
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EBV
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epstein barr virus
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ASCT
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autologous stem cell transplant
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GVHD
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graft versus host disease
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PT
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prothrombin time
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-apheresis
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removal, to carry away
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-globin
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protein
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-phage
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to eat, swallow
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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-cytosis
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abnormal condition (increase) in cells
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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morph/o
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shape, form
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sider/o
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iron
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protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot
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fibrin
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plasma minus clotting proteins and cells
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serum
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method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge
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electrophoresis
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orange yellow pigment in bile
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bilirubin
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