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oncology
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study of cancer
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high # of WBCs
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leukemia
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cancer of lymph nodes
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Hodgkin's disease
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rhesus monkey; antigen on RBC/ problem if mom is - & baby +
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Rh
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removing platelets/onor gives blood-platelets removed-platelets to sick person-blood back to donor
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plateletpheresis
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removing plasma/ donor gives blood-plasma removed-plasma to sick person-blood back to donor
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plasmapheresis
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cancer of blood-forming organs
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leukemia
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dyscrasia
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problems with blood
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hemolysis
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destruction of blood
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hemostasis
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stopping of blood
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septicemia
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infection of blood
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serology
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study of serum
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APTT
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how well blood is clotting
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CBC
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complete blood count
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differential count
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counting of each WBC
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sed rate
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determines infection or inflammation
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hematocrit
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shows % of blood that is RBC
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pro time
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clotting of blood
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autologous
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own blood
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homologous
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anothers blood
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anticoagulants
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blood thinners-coumadin, heparin, warfarin, aspirin
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function of lymph system -5
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drain fluid from tissue space & return it to blood, transports materials to body cells, carries waste products from body tissues back to bloodstream, transports lipids away from digestive organs, aids in control of infection
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