Blood, Leukemia and Hodgkins

Question 1

Serum

Answer 1

plasma without clotting factor

Question 2

Fibrinogin

Answer 2

clotting factor

Question 3

Leukemia

Answer 3

A group of malignant disorders affecting the blood and blood-forming tissues of Bone marrow, Lymph system, Spleen

Cancers of the blood

Question 4

Acute lymphocytic leukemia

Answer 4

• a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow
• The word “acute” comes from the fact that the disease progresses rapidly and creates immature blood cells, rather than mature ones
• the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).

Question 5

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Answer 5

• cancer of the white blood cells
• disease in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells
• a slowly progressing blood and bone marrow disease

Question 6

Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL)

Answer 6

is a cancer of the lymphatic system, part of the body’s immune system. It occurs when tumors develop from white blood cells known as lymphocytes.

• Malignant neoplasm of primarily b cells (most common), t cells or natural kills cell origin
• More common than Hodgkin Lymphoma.
• No reed sterburb cells in NHD

Note: neoplasm is an abnormal growth of cells, also known as a tumor.

Question 7

Multiple Myeloma

Answer 7

cancer of the plasma cell

• neoplastic plasma cells infiltrate the bone marrow and destroy bone.
• There is an excessive production of plasma cells.
• Skeletal pain it the major manifestation ( pelvis, spine, and rib)

Question 8

Hodgkins Lymphoma

Answer 8

• type of blood cancer that typically develops in your lymph nodes.
• proliferation of abnormal, giant multinucleated cells called Reed Sternberg cells, which are located in the lymph nodes.
• Normally starts in cervical cells then goes to liver then spleen and lungs