Blood diagnostic terms Flashcards
RBC deficiency
anemia
iron deficiency
iron deficiency anemia
vitamin b12 deficiency
pernicious anemia
WBC deficiency
aplastic anemia
hereditary condition causes RBC to be destroyed
hemolytic anemia
blood is destroyed
hemolytic disease of the newborn
too many RBC
erythrocytosis
A group of disorders that cause red blood cells to become misshapen and break down
sickle cell anemia
an inherited blood disorder characterized by less hemoglobin and fewer RBC in the body than normal.
thalassemia syndrome
affects the blood’s ability to clot and stop bleeding
diffuse intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Factor VIII or X deficiency; blood does not coagulate fast enough
Hemophilia A
blood goes to the surrounding organs
purpura
cancer of the WBC
leukemia
malignant tumor of plasma cells; treatment is palliative
multiple myeloma
fungus infection caused by pigeons feces
cryptoccal infection
cancer of the lymph system
hodgkin’s disease
inflammation of the lymph nodes
lymphadenitis
disease of the lymph gland
lymphadenopathy
tumor in the lymph vessel
lymphangioma
inflammation of lymphatics
lymphangitis
cancer of lymph tissue
non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
kissing disease
mononucleosis
extremely severe pneumonia
pneumocystic carinii pneumonia
no spleen
asplenia
virus causes cold sore
herpes simplex
cancer of connective tissue/ capillaries
kaposi’s sarcoma
spleen is displaced downward
splenoptosis
spleen ruptured
splenorrhexis
