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20 Cards in this Set
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low RBC
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Anemia
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Signs/Symptoms: Anemia (3)
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fatigue
pallor dyspnea |
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Signs/Symptoms: Erythrocytosis (2)
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plethoric appearance
hyperviscosity w/ hypoxia and/or clotting |
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Signs/Symptoms: Thrombocytopenia (2)
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petechiae
bleeding |
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Signs/Symptoms: Thrombocytosis
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bleeding
or clotting |
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Signs/Symptoms: Neutropenia
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susceptibility to infection (bacteria & fungi)
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Signs/Symptoms: Neutrophilia
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none (unless very high)
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Signs/Symptoms: Lymphopenia
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susceptibility to infection (viral & other)
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Signs/Symptoms: Lymphocytosis
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none
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Etiologies: Anemia
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Nutritional (Iron, B12, Folate, Cu)
Toxin (Pb) Infection Destruction (hemolysis) Bleeding Marrow failure (leukemia, storage disorder, metastases, aplastic anemia) |
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Etiologies: Erythrocytosis
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Dehydration
Hypoxia Myeloproliferative disorder (Polycythemia vera) Ectopic EPO production |
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Etiologies: Thrombocytopenia
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Destruction by consumption (hypersplenism)
Autoimmune Marrow failure |
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Etiologies: Thrombocytosis
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Infection
Iron deficiency Myeloproliferative disorder Paraneoplastic |
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Etiologies: Neutropenia
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Infection (overwhelming)
Autoimmune Marrow failure |
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Etiologies: Neutrophilia
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Infection
Inflammation Metabolic Cancer Drugs (steroids) Myeloproliferative disorder |
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Etiologies: Lymphopenia
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Inherited immunodeficiency
Drug (steroid) Infection (HIV) Marrow failure (long term) Paraneoplastic Autoimmune |
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Etiologies: Lymphocytosis
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Neoplastic
Infection (EBV, Bordetella, etc) Drugs Smoking Thyrotoxicosis |
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Varying sizes of RBC
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Anisocytosis
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Varying shpes of RBC
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Poikolocytosis
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Immature RBC
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Reticulocyte
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