includes many dissolved substances

• nutrients
• salts (metal, ions)
• respiratory gases
• hormones
• proteins
• waste products

wbc cancer

1. decrease in oxygen-carying ability of blood
2. may be caused by

• low red blood cell count (RBC)
• abnormal or deficient hemoglobin
• lack of B12 intrinsic factor
• lack of iron
• CANCER

1. above 11,000 leukocytes/ml
2. generally indicates an inflection
3. could indicate leukemia(WBC cancer

1. abnormally low leukocyte level
2. commonly caused by certain drugs

1. a clot in an unbroken blood vessel
2. can be deadly in areas like the heart