Med Term 4,5,6

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spir/o-

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breathe; a coil

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the respiratory system is also known as

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the respiratory tract

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mucos/o-

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mucous membrane

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muc/o-

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mucus

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-ole

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small thing

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hal/o-

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breathe

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pariet/o-

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wall of a cavity

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phren/o-

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diaphragm; mind

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nerve that causes the diaphragm to contract

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phrenic nerve

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normal depth and rate of respiration is known as

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eupnea

-pnea: breathing

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movement of oxygen from the alveoli into the blood and the movement of carbon dioxide from the blood into the alveoli

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external respiration

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glob/o-

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shaped like a globe; comprehensive

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movement of oxygen from the blood into the cells and movement of carbon dioxide from the cells into the blood; exchange of gases at a cellular level

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internal respiration

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indentation on the medial side of al lung where the bronchus, pulmonary arteries, and nerves enter the lung and the pulmonary veins exit

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hilum

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hil/o-

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hilum (indentation of an organ)

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cost/o-

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rib

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capn/o-

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carbon dioxide

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prolonged, extremely severe, life threatening asthma attack

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status asthmaticus

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-ectasis

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condition of dilation

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chronic, permanent enlargement and loss of elasticity of the bronchioles; chronic inflammation destroys the smooth muscles, and the bronchioles become overdilated; large amount of mucus and coughing

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bronchiectasis

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irregular crackling or bubbling sounds during inspiration

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rales

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humming, whistling, or snoring sounds during inspiration or expiration; caused by swelling, mucus, or a foreign body that partially obstructs bronchi

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rhonchi

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high pitched, harsh, crowing sound due to edema or obstruction in the trachea or larynx

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stridor

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high pitched whistling or squeaking sounds during inspiration or expiration; caused by extreme narrowing of the lumen due to bronchospasm

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wheezes

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A severe infection, extensive burns, or injury to the lungs damage the alveoli; the alveoli are edematous and do not make surfactant; they collapse with each breath

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adult respiratory distress syndrome

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atel/o-

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incomplete

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incomplete expansion or collapse of part or all of a lung due to mucus, tumor, trauma, or a foreign body that blocks the bronchus

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atelectasis; also known as collapsed lung

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em-

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in

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phys/o-

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inflate; distend; grow

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purul/o-

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pus

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py/o-

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pus

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use of aspirin to cure the flu can cause ____

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Reye's syndrome; high level of ammonia in the blood and brain, vomiting, seizures, and liver failure

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anthrac/o-

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coal

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severe, sometimes fatal, bacterial infection; flu like symptoms, body aches, fever, followed by severe pneumonia with liver and kidney degeneration

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Legionnaire's disease

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general word for any occupational lung disease caused by chronically inhaling some type of dust particle

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pneumoconiosis

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coni/o-

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dust

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aspir/o-

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to breathe in; to suck in

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resuscit/o-

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revive; raise up agian

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-stomy

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surgically create an opening

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resuscit/o-

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revive; raise up agian

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hal/o-

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breathe, breathing

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-stomy

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surgically create an opening

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pne/o-

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breathe, breathing

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cusp/o-

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projection; point

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hal/o-

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breathe, breathing

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pne/o-

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breathe, breathing

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cusp/o-

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projection; point

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carot/o-

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stupor; sleep

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perone/o-

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fibula

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sin/o-

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hollow cavity; channel

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ectop/o-

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outside of a place

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isch/o-

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keep back; block

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coarct/o-

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pressed together

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a repeating pattern of one normal contraction followed by one premature contraction is known as

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bigeminy

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a repeating pattern of two normal contractions followed by one premature contraction is known as

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trigeminy

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two premature contractions occurring together is a

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couplet

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arrythmia which bradycardia alternates with tachycardia; occurs when the SA node and an ectopic site elsewhere in the myocardium take turns being the heart's pacemaker

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sick sinus syndrome

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ather/o-

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soft; fatty substance

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a harsh, rushing sound made by blood passing through an artery narrowed and roughened by atherosclerosis

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bruit

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claudicat/o-

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limping pain

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phleb/o

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vein

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sudden, severe vasoconstriction and spasm of the arterioles in the fingers and toes, often triggered by cold or emotional upset

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Raynaud's disease

treatment vasodilator drugs

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test to measure the level of inflammation in the body; inflammation form sites other than the cardiovascular system can produce inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels

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C-reactive protein; CRP

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test included as part of a cardiac risk assessment; an elevated level increases the patient's risk of a heart attack or stroke

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homocysteine

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test to measure the level of two proteins that are released into the blood when myocardial cells die; only found in the myocardium and levels begin to rise 4-6 hrs after an MI

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troponin
*******levels remain elevated for up to 10 days!!!!

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procedure during which the pts HR and rhythm are continuously monitored as an outpatient for 24 hrs; pts wears electrodes attached to a small portable ECG monitor; used to document in frequently occurring arrhythmias and to link them to activities or to symptoms such as chest pain

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Holter monitor

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test performed in pts who cannot exercise vigorously; a vasodilator drug such as adenosine is given to cause normal coronary arteries to dilate; occluded arteries cannot dilate, and this stresses the heart in a way that is similar to an exercise test and provokes agina

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pharmacologic stress test

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tele/o-

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distance

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the suturing of one blood vessel to another

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anastomosis

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treat congestive heart failure and hypertension; increase the rate of survival after myocardial infarction; produce vasodilation and decrease the blood pressure by blocking an enzyme that converts angiotensin l to angiotensin ll

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ACE inhibitor drugs
captopril
lisinopril
trandolapril

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treat angina pectoris and hypertension; decrease the heart rate and dilate the arteries by blocking the beta receptors

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beta blocker drugs

atenolol
nadolol
propranolol
metoprolol

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treat angina pectoris and hypertension; block the movement of calcium ions into the myocardial cells and smooth muscle cells of the artery walls, causing the heart rate and blood pressure to decrease

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calcium channel blocker drugs

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treat congestive heart failure; decrease heart rate and strengthen the heart's contractions

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digitalis

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process by which all of the formed elements in the plasma are produced; occurs in the red marrow of long bones or flat bones

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hematopoiesis

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granulocyte that engulfs and destroys bacteria

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neutrophil

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granulocyte that engulfs and destroys foreign cells and releases chemicals that kill parasites

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eosinophil

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granulocyte that releases histamine at the site of tissue injury, release heparin to limit the size of a forming blood clot

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basophil

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agranulocyte that engulfs and destroys viruses and produces antibodies

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lymphocyte

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agranulocyte that engulfs and destroys microorganisms, cancerous cells, dead leukocytes, and cellular debris

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monocyte

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kary/o-

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nucleus

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suppress/o-

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press down

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-crasia

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a mixing

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decreased number of all types of blood cells due to failure of the bone marrow to produce stem cells

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pancytopenia

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-penia

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condition of deficiency

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spetic/o-

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infection

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anemia caused by failure of the bone marrow to produce erythrocytes become it has been damaged by disease, cancer, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy drugs; number of erythrocytes is decreased but each erythrocyte is normocytic and normochromic

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aplastic anemia

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anemia in which the erythrocyte is abnormally large; seen in malnourished patients

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folic acid deficiency anemia

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anemia where erythrocyte is abnormally small and hypochromic

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iron deficiency anemia

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anemia caused by a lack of vitamin B12 in diet or a lack of intrinsic factor in the stomach; untreated can cause permanent damage to the nerves

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pernicious anemia

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anis/o-

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unequal

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poikil/o-

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irregular

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erythrocytes that vary in shape

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poikilocytosis

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inherited genetic abnormality that affects the synthesis of the globin chains in hemoglobin; erythrocytes are small, pale and of variable size; target cells are seen; there is anemia, weakness, and splenomegaly

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thalassemia; thalassemia major is the more severe form of this disease

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cancer of the plasma cells that produce antibodies; there is weakness, anemia, and increase susceptibility to infections; multiple tumors in the bone destroy the red marrow and cause pain, fractures, and hypercalcemia; the abnormal plasma cells produce Bence Jones protein, an abnormal immunoglobin that can be detected in urine

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multiple myeloma

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myel/o-

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bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin

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dissemin/o-

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widely scattered throughout the body

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-crit

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separation of

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first screening test done for HIV; can be done on blood, rine, or saliva samples; uses 2 antibodies; first binds to HIV, forming a complex; second reacts to an enzymes in that complex

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ELISA

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used to confirm a positive ELISA and make a diagnosis of HIV infection

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Western blot

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test used to screen donated units of blood for HIV

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p24 antigen test; detects p24, a protein in HIV, and the results are reported as a titer

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rapid test that uses the pt's serum mixed with horse erythrocytes; if the pt has infectious mononucleosis, heterophil antibodies in the patient's serum cause the horse's erythrocytes to clump; also called the heterophil antibody test

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MonoSpot test

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urine test used to monitor the course of multiple myeloma; the cancerous plasma cells produce this abnormal immunoglobulin that can be detected in the urine

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Bence Jones protein

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urine test used to diagnose pernicious anemia; measures the amount of radioactive vit B12 excreted in the urine; pt swallows a capsule that contains intrinsic factor and vitamin B12 labeled with a radioactive tracer; the pt swallows a second capsule that contains vitamin B12 labeled w/ a different radioactive tracer but no intrinsic factor; if the pt has pernicious anemia, only the capsule that contained vit B12 and intrinsic factor will be absorbed into the blood and then excreted in the urine

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Schilling test

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vaccin/o-

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giving a vaccine

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attenu/o-

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weakened

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donat/o-

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give as a gift

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aut/o-

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self

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transplant/o-

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move something to another place

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apher/o-

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withdrawal

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excis/o-

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to cut out

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dissect/o-

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to cut apart

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eosin/o-

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red