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39 Cards in this Set
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White blood cell with reddish granules; numbers increase in allerciv reactions
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Eosinophil
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Protein threads that form the basis of a clot
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Fibrin
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Method of separating out plasma proteins by electrical charge
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Electrophoresis
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Foreign material that invades the body
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Antigens
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Pigment produced from hemoglobin when red blood cells are destroyed
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Bilirubin
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An undifferentiated blood cell is called
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell
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Anticoagulant found in the blood
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Heparin
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A disorder of red blood cell morphology is
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Poikilocytosis
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Deficiency in numbers of white blood cells
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Neutropenia
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Immature red blood cell
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Erythroblast
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Derived from bone marrow
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Myeloid
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breakdown of recipient's red blood cells when incompatible bloods are mixed
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Hemolysis
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Sideropenia occurs causing deficient production of hemoglobin
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
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Reduction in red cells due to excessive cell destruction
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Hemolytic anemia
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Failure of blood cell production due to absence of formation of cells in the bone marrow
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Aplastic Anemia
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Inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin
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Thalassemia
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Lack of mature red cells due to inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body
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Pernicious Anemia
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Excessive deposits of iron throughout the body
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Cooley Anemia
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Symptoms of pallor, shortness of breath, infection, bleeding gums, predominance of immature and abnormally functioning leukocytes, and low numbers of mature neutrophils in a young child may indicate a likely diagnosis of
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Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia
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Excessive bleeding caused by congenital lack of factor VIII or IX
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Hemophilia
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Venous blood is clotted in a test tube
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Coagulation Time
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Sample of blood is spun in a test tube so that red cells fall to the bottom and percentage of RBCs is taken
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Hematocrit
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Blood smear is examined to determine the shape or form of cells
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Red Blood cell Morphology
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Leukocytes are stained and counted under a microscope to see numbers of mature and immature forms
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White blood cell Differential
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Venous blood is collected: anticoagulant added and the distance cells fall in a period of time is determined
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Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate
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Blood protein that maintains the proper proportion and concentration of water in blood
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Alburmin
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Swelling; fluid leaks out into tissue spaces
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Edema
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IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE
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Eosinophils
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Symptoms of disease return
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Relapse
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Relieving symptoms, but not curing disease
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Palliative
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Deficiency of clotting cells
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Thrombocytopenia
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Process of clotting
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Coagulation
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Large cell that engulfs foreign material and worn-out red cells
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Macrophage
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White blood cell that destroys foreign material by phagocytosis
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Neutrophil
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Blood Protein
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Albumin
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Relieving symptoms but not curing
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Palliative
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Improper formation of bone marrow cells
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Myelodysplasia
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A protein with antibody activity
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Immunoglobulin
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Increase in red blood cells
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Polycythemia Vera
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