Nait Aht 140 Vmt Ch 4

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Plasma

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Blood fluid from a collection tube which has not allowed clotting; thus all clot forming proteins are still suspended in the fluid. (Serum is blood fluid from a collection tube which has allowed clotting; thus all the clot-forming proteins are contained in the clot and are not present in the fluid)

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Anticoagulant

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Substance that prevents clotting

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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Leukocyte

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White blood cell (there are 5 types of white blood cells)

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Thrombocyte

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Clotting cell

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Buffy coat

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The thin layer of white blood cells that separates out when a tube of blood is allowed to settle. It sits on top of the heavier red cells.

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Centrifuge

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Machine to spin tubes to separate out components by centrifugal force

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Hematocrit tube

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Tiny-diameter tube used to measure % of red cells

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PCV – packed cell volume

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The red cells that “pack” at the bottom of a centrifuged tube

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Hemolysis

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Breaking apart of red blood cells – hemoglobin is released

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Hemolyzed

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Sample of blood where red cells have been broken open

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Hemoglobin

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Pigment in a red blood cell that binds oxygen

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TP – total protein

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Amount of protein in a blood sample. Measured with a refractometer

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Refractometer

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Instrument to measure total protein in blood; & specific gravity in urine

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Morphology

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Study of shape (of cells)

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Hematopoiesis

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Formation of blood cells

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Erythropoietin

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Hormone produced by the kidney that stimulates production of rbc’s

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Anuclear

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Without a nucleus

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Eosinophilic

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Stains red (eosinophils do this)

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Basophilic

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Stains blue (basophils do this)

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Macrocytic

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Cells of larger than normal size

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Microcytic

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Cells of smaller than normal size

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Polychromasia

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The condition of cells staining a variety of red & blue tints

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Polychromatophilic

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Pertaining to the staining of cells in a variety of red & blue tints

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Anisocytosis

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Condition of cells being different sizes

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Reticulocytes

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Red blood cells that stain in a polychromatophilic manner

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Anemia

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Condition of low #’s of red blood cells and/or low amount of hemoglobin

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Granulocytes

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White blood cells that have a granular cytoplasm (basophils

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Neutrophil

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Granulocyte that can phagocytize antigen

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Basophil

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Granulocyte that participates in neutralizing allergens

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Eosinophil

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Granulocyte that participates in neutralizing allergens and fighting parasites

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Agranulocyte

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White blood cells that have a smooth-appearing cytoplasm

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Monocyte

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Agranulocyte that can migrate out of the blood stream to become a tissue macrophage

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Lymphocyte

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Agranulocyte that can make antibodies

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Polymorphonuclear

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Nucleus that takes on a variety of shapes (the neutrophil does this)

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Macrophage

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Tissue phagocyte (was once a monocyte)

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Antibodies

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Proteins made by lymphocytes that destroy specific antigens

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Platelets

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Cells that participate in forming a blood clot

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Megakaryocytes

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The giant “mother cell” that produces platelets

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Hemostasis

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Stoppage of hemorrhage

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Hemorrhage

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Unrestricted leakage of blood from a broken blood vessel

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Hematoma

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Blood that has leaked out of a break in a blood vessel and collected as a bulbous mass under the skin

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Thrombus

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A blood clot within a blood vessel

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Serum

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Serum is blood fluid from a collection tube which has allowed clotting; thus blood clotting proteins are tied up in the clot and do not remain in the fluid.

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Differential white blood cell count

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A count of how many there are of each of the 5 types of white blood cells

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Poikilocytosis

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Variation in shapes of cells

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Polycythemia

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Excessive numbers of red blood cells

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Hematology

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Study of blood

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Pancytopenia

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shortage of all cells being examined

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Panleukopenia

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Shortage of all 5 types of white blood cells

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Phagocyte

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Cell that can ingest