Medical Terminology Chapter 6

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Plasma

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liquid part of blood

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Blood Cells

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solid part of blood

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Erythrocytes

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RBC

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Leukocytes

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WBC

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Thrombocytes

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Platelets

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Hemocytoblasts

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the beginning of a blood cell (stem cell)

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Hematopoiesis

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formation of blood- growing and maturing of all blood cells

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Erythropoieses

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growing and maturing of RBC

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Leukopoises

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growing and maturing of WBC

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Thrombopoiesis

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growing and maturing of platelets

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Reticulocyte

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immature RBC

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Hemoglobin

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carries O2

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List of WBC

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Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils

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Plasma proteins

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Albumin
Globulins
Fibrinogen

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Blood serum

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blood w/clotting removed- fibrinogen

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Lymph

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liquid part of Lymphatic system

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Lymph vessels

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transport lymph

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lymph nodes

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filters

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Spleen

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filters, destroys old RBC, for storage of BC

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Thymus

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changes lymphocytes to "T" cells

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Tonsils

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filter

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Acquired Immune System

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over time build up resistance to bugs trying to make you sick

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Antigens

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bad

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antibodies

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good- fight antigens

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Lymphocytes

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T cell- comes from thymus; directly attacks the antigen

B cell- comes from bone marrow; creates antibodies

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Blood type O

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universal donor

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Blood type AB

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universal recipient

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Anemia

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Low in RBC

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Normocytic

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normal cell

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Normochromic

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normal color

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Macrocytic

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too large

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Microcytic

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to small

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Hypochromic

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low in color

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Lymphadenopathy

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disease of lymph nodes; swollen glands

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Opportunistic infections

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when diagnosis from HIV to AIDES

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2 types to Opportunistic Infections

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Kaposi Sarcoma
Pneumocystitis carinii pneumonia

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Autoimmune Disease

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body attacks itself; Lupus Rhemitoid Arthritis

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Exacerbations

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symptoms are worse

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Latent periods

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symptoms are gone

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intercellular edema

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buildup of fluid b/w cell

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Hemophilia

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blood does not clot

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Infectious Mononucleosis

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caused by Epstein- Barr virus

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Allergy

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body over-reacts to an allergen

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Oncology

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study of tumors

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Leukemia

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cancer of blood forming organs

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Hodgkins disease

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cancer of lymph nodes

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Rh

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antigen on RBC

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Plateletpheresis

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removal of platelets: donor gives blood; platelets removed; platelets go to sick person; rest of blood goes back to donor

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Plasmapheresis

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removal of plasmas: donor gives blood; plasma removed; plasma go to sick person; rest of blood goes back to donor

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Septicemia

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bacteria in blood- fatal

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PTT

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measures how well blood clots before surgery

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Differential count

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gives # of each WBC

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Sed rate

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tells if there is an infection

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Hematocrit

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what % of blood is BC

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Autologous transfusion

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own blood

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Homologous

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donors blood

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Anticoagulants

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blood thinners

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HCT

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Hematocrit