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Blood and Circulatory System Disorders Flashcards

1
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CLUMPING TOGETHER OF CELLS OR PARTICLES

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AGGLUTINATION

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DEVELOPMENT OF OBSTRUCTION BY CHOLESTEROL PLAQUE AND THROMBUS ON THE WALLS OF LARGE ARTERIES

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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3
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COMMON CONDITION THAT DEVELOPS WHEN A STICKY SUBSTANCE CALLED PLAQUE BUILDS UP IN ARTERIES

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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4
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A YELLOWISH PIGMENT THAT IS MADE DURING THE BREAKDOWN OF RBCS

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BILIRUBIN

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5
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BLUISH DISCOLORATION

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CYANOSIS

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6
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ABNORMALITY OF THE BLOOD OR BONE MARROW; ABNORMAL CELL CHARACTERISTICS OR NUMBERS

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DYSENTERY

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7
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DIFFICULTY BREATHING

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DYSPNEA

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8
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REDDISH BLUE DISCOLORATION OF SKIN OR MUCOSA BECAUSE OF BLEEDING

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ECCHYMOSES

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9
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HAVING A HIGH CONTRACTON OF RBCS IN THE BLOOD

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ERYTHROCYTOSIS

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10
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INFLAMATION OF THE TONGUE

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GLOSSITIS

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11
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BLEEDIN INTO A JOINT CAVITY

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HEMARTHROSIS

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12
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PERCENTAGE OF ERYTHROCYTES IN A BLOOD SAMPLE

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HEMATOCRIT

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13
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FORMATION OF NEW BLOOD CELLS

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HEMATOPOIESIS

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14
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE LIVER

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HEPATOMEGALY

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15
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AN ABOVE-NORMAL NUMBER OF WBCS IN THE BLOOD

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LEUKOCYTOSIS

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16
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A DECREASED NUMBER OF LEUKOCYTES IN TEH BLOOD

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LEUKOPENIA

17
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RBCS THAT ARE LARGER THAN NORMAL

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MACROCYTOSIS

18
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UNHEALTHY PALE APPEARANCE

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PALLOR

19
Q

PINPOINT NON-BLANCHING SPOTS THAT AFFECT THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANCES

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PETECHIAE

20
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AN INFLAMMATORY PROCESS THAT CAUSES A BLOOD CLOT TO FORM AND BLOCK VEINS

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THROMBOPHLEBITIS

21
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE SPLEEN

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SPLENOMEGALY

22
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INFLAMMATION AND REDNESS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA

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STOMATITIS

23
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LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A SHORT PERIOF OF TIME

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SYNCOPE

24
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HEART RATE OVER 100 BEATS A MINUTE

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TACHYCARDIA

25
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ABNORMALLY LOW NUMBER OF PLATELETS

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THROMBOCYTOPENIA

26
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SWELLING OF A VEIN

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THROMBOPHLEBITIS

27
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WHEN VEINS BECOME ENLARGED, DILATED, AND OVERFILLED WITH BLOOD

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VARICOSITIES

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