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Platelets main function:
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to help blood clot
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Albumin
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maintains the proper proportion and concentration of water in the blood
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Globulins
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plasma proteins in the blood
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Plasmapheresis
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separating plasma from cells then removing the plasma from the pt.
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-apheresis
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to remove
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disseminted intravascular coagulation
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(DIC): life-threatening condition caused by mismatched blood transfusion
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heparin
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anticoagulant produced by tissue cells
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antigen
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substance (foreign) that stimulates production of an antibody
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bilirubin
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orang-yellow bigment in bile; formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin when red blood cells die
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coagulation
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blood clotting
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electrophoresis
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process of separating serum proteins by electrical charge
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eosinophil
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white blood cell containing granules that stain red; associated with allergic reactions
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fibrin
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protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot
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hemolysis
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destruction or breakdown of red blood cells
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heparin
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anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells
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immunoblobulin
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protein (globulin) with antibody activity; IgC, IgM, IgA, IgE, IgD
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Immun/o
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protection
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erythroblast
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immature red blood cell
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morphology
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study of cells development and change
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neutropenia
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deficiency of neutorphils
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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poikilocytosis
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Irregularity in the shape of red blood cells. This occurs in certain types of anemia
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sider/o
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iron
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sideropenia
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iron deficiency
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myeloid
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derived from bone marrow
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derived from
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hematopoiesis
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formation of blood
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anemia
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deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin
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aplastic anemia
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failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
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hemolytic anemia
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reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction
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pernicious anemia
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lack of mature erythrocytes caused by anability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body
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thalassemia
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inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in person of Mediterranean background
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hemochromatosis
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excess iron deposits throughout the body
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hemophilia
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excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors necessary for blood clotting
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia
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immature lymphocytes (lymphoblasts) predominate. Most often found in children and young adolescents
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Relapse
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when disease symptoms and signs reappear
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palliative
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relieving symptoms
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coagulation time
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time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
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speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma
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hematocrit (Hct)
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Percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood
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red blood cell morphology
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Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells
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white blood cell differential
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percentages of different types of leukocytes in the blood (%)
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white blood cell count
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Number of leukocytes in blood
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Deltoid
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Muscle to drive me crazy
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