Chapter 24: Hematologic Emergencies

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Anemia

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Lower than normal hemoglobin or erythrocyte level

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Antigen

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A substance or molecule that stimulates immune system response and causes formation of specific protective proteins called antibodies

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Coagulopathy

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Any type of bleeding disorder that interferes with the activation or continuation of the clotting cascade or hemostasis

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Erythrocytes

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Red blood cells

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Hematocrit

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Percentage of red blood cells in a blood sample

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Hemophilia

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A bleeding disorder that is primarily hereditary, in which clotting does not occur or occurs insufficiently

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Leukemia

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Cancer of the blood forming organs affecting white blood cells that develop abnormally at the expense of normal red blood cells

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Polycythemia

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Production of more red blood cells over time resilting in "thick" blood like in ppl with chronic lung disease or chronic hypoxia

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Thalassemia

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Type of anemia where not enough hemoglobin is produced, or the hemoglobin is defective

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Thrombocytes

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Platelets