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Diseases of the blood Path 2
Path 2 diseases of the blood
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05/16/2012

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______________ is the most common blood condition in the US?
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anemia
Term
An erythrocyte can be?
Definition
macrocytic, microcytic, hyperchromic, hypochromic
Term
hyperchromic definition?
Definition
an unusually high concentratin of hemoglobin within the cytoplasm
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Hypochromic definition?
Definition
abnormally low concentration of hemoglobin
Term
This disease is an unusual diseae that causes excessively large numbers of erythrocytes in the blood?
Definition
polycythemia Vera
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Posthemorrhagic, hemolytic and anemias of chronic disease are all __________ types of anemia?
Definition
normocytic-normochromic
Term
Abnormally shaped erythrocytes (large) but normal hemoglobin concentration describe what type of anemia?
Definition
macrocytic-normochromic anemias
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Small, abnormally shaped erythrocytes and reduced hemoglobin concentration describe what type of anemia?
Definition
microcytic-hypochromic anemia
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destruction or depletion of normal erythroblasts or mature erythrocytes describes what type of anemia?
Definition
normocytic-normochromic
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This anemia is caused by insufficient influence of vitamin B on developing cells because of deficient IF?
Definition
pernicious
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This anemia is caused by dietary deficiency which inhibits DNA synthesis?
Definition
folate (folic acid)
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This anemia is caused by dysfunctional iron uptake by erythroblasts?
Definition
sideroblastic
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This anemia is caused by radiation, viruses and drugs?
Definition
aplastic
Term
Lymphocyte, monocyte and macrophage, eosinophil, neutrophil and basophil are all?
Definition
leukocytes
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This is prevalent in early stages of infection or inflammation?
Definition
granulocytosis or neutrophilia
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___________ is when neutrophils are reduced to below 500/ml?
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agranulocytosis
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agranulocytosis is also known as?
Definition
granulocytopenia
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___________ can be seen during acute bacterial infections, but occurs most often during acute viral infections such as Epstein-Barr?
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lymphocytosis
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shift to the left means?
Definition
the demand of neutrophils exceeds the circulatory supply
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shift to the right means?
Definition
as infection or inflammation diminishes and granulopoiesis replenishes the circulating granulocytes which is back to normal
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Myelocytic leukemia consists of?
Definition
acute and chronic myelocytic leukemias, acute non-lymphocytic leukemia and chronic granulocytic leukemias
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lymphocytic leukemia consists of?
Definition
acute lymphocytic leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Term
________ cells are seen in acute leukemia?
Definition
blast
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In this leukemia the onset is gradual adn the prolonged clinical course results in a relatively longer survival time?
Definition
chronic leukemia
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This leukemia has a rapid and abrupt onset, disease progression is rapid and includes a short survival time?
Definition
acute leukemia
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This disease is caused by too many malignant plasma cells and is a B cell cancer?
Definition
multiple myeloma
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lymphomas are classified as?
Definition
Hodgkins versus non-Hodgkins
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This lymphoma has the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells surrounded by benign-appearing host inflammatory cells?
Definition
Hodgkin's
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This lymphoma consists of two types, B-cell and T-cell?
Definition
Non-Hodgkins
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Common inherited disorders of clotting mechanism are?
Definition
hemophilias and von Willebrand disease
Term
The most common childhood anemia?
Definition
iron-deficiency anemia
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Spontaneous bleeding in males may indicate?
Definition
hemophilia
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__________ is the most common childhood cancer?
Definition
leukemia
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