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disseminated intravascular coagulation |
Abnormal activation of the proteins involved in blood coagulation, causing small blood clots to form in vessels and cutting of the supply of oxygen to distal tissues |
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graft rejection |
Proess in which a recipient's immune sytem attacks a transplanted organ or tissue |
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graft-vs-host disease |
Complication that occurs following a stem cell or bone marrow transplant in which the transplant produces antibodies against recipient's organs that can be severe enough to cause death |
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hematoma |
localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted in an organ, space or tissue due to a bread in or severing of a blood vessel |
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hemoglobinopathy |
Any disorder caused by abnormalities in the hemoglobin molecule |
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lymphadenopathy |
Any disease of the lymph nodes |
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lymphedema |
swelling primarily in a single arm or leg, due to an accumulation of lyph withing tissues caused by obstruction or disease in the lymph vessels |
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multiple myeloma |
Malignant tumor of plasma cells, (cells that help the body fight infection by producing antibodies) in the bone marrow |
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sepsis |
Presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood; also called septicemia or blood poisoning |
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systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
Widespread autoimmune disease that may affect the skin, brain, kidneys and joints and causes chronic inflammation also called discoid lupus if the symptoms are limited to the skin
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thrombocythemia |
Overproduction of platelets, leading to thrombosis or bleeding disordes due to platelets malformation. |
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thrombocytopenia |
Abnormal decrease in platelets caused by low production of platelets in the bond emarrow or increased destruction of platelets in the blood vessels (intravacular) spleen or liver (EXTRavascular) |
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von willebrand disease |
Bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of von Willebrand factor, a sticky proteing that lines blood vessels and reacts with platelets to form a plug that leads to clot formation. |
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Anemia |
Deficiency of erythocyts or hemoglobin in th blood. It is not a disease but a symptom of other illnesses |
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iron deficiency anemia |
lack of iron that is rquired for hemoglobin production |
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hemorrhagic anemia |
excessive blood loss |
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hemolytic anemia |
excessive blood cell destruction resulting in jaundice |
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aplastic anemia |
decreased blood formation within bone marrow. Associated with bone marrow failure and resulting in erythropenia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia |
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sick cell anemia |
inherited anemia that causes RBC to become crescent or sickle shaped when oxygen levels are low |
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Pernicious anemia |
Chronic anemia found in people older than age 50 due to lack of sufficient vitamin B12 |
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folic acid |
Inability to produce sufficient red blood cells due to the lack of folic acid, B vitamin |
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AIDS |
infectious disease caused by the HIV virus which slowly destroys the immune system. Symptoms of Aids, swollen lymph glands, malaise, fever, night sweats, and weight loss |
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Kaposi sarcoma |
a neoplastic disorder is associated with AIDS. Malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat, muscle and fibrous tissue. tumors readily metastasize to other organs |
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Pneumocystis pneumonia |
AIDS related disease |
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Allergy |
an acquired abnormal immune reponse |
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Autoimmunity |
is the failure of the body to distinguish accurtely between self and nonself |
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myasthenia gravis- |
chronic, progressive autoimmune neuromuscular disease that affecs the voluntary muscles of the body causing sporadic weakness |
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Rheumatoid arthritis, |
ex. of autoimmune disease |
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Hemophilia |
hereditary disorder in which the blood clotting mechanism is impaired |
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hemarthrosis |
blood enters joints. Associated with pain and maybe permanent deformity |
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Infectious munonucleosis |
caused by the Epstein Barr virus EBV. Kissing disease. sore throat, fever and enlarge cervical lymph nodes. Anorexia, gingivitis, headach, tiredness. |
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leukemia |
Overgrowht of blood cells. Malignant cells replace healthy bone marrow cells. Affects granulocytic myelogenous or lymphocytic cells. |
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Hodgkin disease |
H Lymphoma- a malignant disease of the lymph system. |