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45 Cards in this Set
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Ab
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antibody
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ABMT
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autologus bone marrow
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ABO
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four main blood types
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ALL
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acute lymphocytic leukemia
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AML
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acute myelogenous leukemia
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ASCT
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autologus stem cell transplantation
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bands
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immature WBC
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baso
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basophils
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BMT
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bone marrow transplantation
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CBC
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complete blood count
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CLL
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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CML
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chronic myelogenous leukemia
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DIC
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disseminated intravascular coagulation
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diff
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differential count (WBC)
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EBV
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Epstein-Barr virus; cause of mononucleosis
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eos
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eosinophils
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EPO
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erythropoietin
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ESR
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erythrocyte sedimentation
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Fe
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iron
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G-CSF
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granulocyte colon-stimulating factor; promotes neutrophil production
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GM-CSF
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granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; promotes myeloid progenitor cells with differentiation to granulocytes
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g/dL
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gram per deciliter (1 deciliter = one tenth of a liter)
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GVHD
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graft-versus-host disease; immune reaction of donor's cells to recipient's tissue
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HCL
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hairy cell leukemia; abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in the bone marrow
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Hct
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hematocrit
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Hgb, HGB
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hemoglobin
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H and H
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hemoglobin and hematocrit
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HLA
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human leukocyte antigen
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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM
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immunoglobulins
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lymphs
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lymphocytes
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MCH
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin
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MCHC
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
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MCV
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mean corpuscular volume
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mm3
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cubic millimeter (one millionth of a liter)
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mono
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monocyte
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polys, PMN's, PMNL's
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polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
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PT
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prothrombin time
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin time
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RBC
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red blood cells
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sed rate
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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segs
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segmented, mature WBC (neutrophils)
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SMAC
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Sequential Multiple Analyzer Computer; an automated chemistry system that determines substances in serum
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u(mew)L
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microliter (one millionth of a liter)
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WBC
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white blood cells
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WNL
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within normal limits
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