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Blood System Abbreviation Flashcards

1
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Ab

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Antibody

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ABMT

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Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation - patient serves as their own donor for stem cells

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AML - Acute Myeloid(Myelocytic) Leukemia

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Immature granulocytes (myeloblasts) predominate

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ABO

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four main blood types A, AB, B and O

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ALL

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Acute Lymphoid Leukemia

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ANC

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Absolute Neutrophil Count - total WBC times a measure of the number of bands and segs present in the blood; an ANC less 1500 cells/uL is neutropenia

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baso

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basophil

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ASCT

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Autologous stem cell transplantation

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bands

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immature white blood cells

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BMT

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Bone Marrow Transplantation

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CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

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CLL

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Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia

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CML

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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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DIC

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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diff

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differential count

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EBV

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Epstein-Barr Viruses - cause of mononucleosis

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eso

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Eosinphils

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EPO

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Erythropoietin

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ESR

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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Fe

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Iron

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G-CSF

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Granulocyte– Colony-Stimulating factor
*promotes neutrophil production

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GM-CSF

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Granulocyte-Macrophage – Colony-Stimulating factor
*promotes myeloid progenitor cells with differetiation to granulocyte

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g/dL

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Gram per deciliter (1 deciliter = one tenth of a liter)

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GVHD

A

Graft- Versus-Host Disease
** immune reaction of donors cells of recipients tissue

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HCL

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Hairy Cell Leukemia - abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in the bone marrow, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia and infection

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Hct

A

Hematocrit

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Hgb, HGB

A

Hemoglobin

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H and H

A

Hemoglobin and hematocrit

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HLA

A

Human Leukocyte Antigen

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MCH

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin - average amount of hemoglobin per cell

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ITP

A

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purport

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lymphs

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lymphocytes

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INR

A

International Normalized Ratio - Ratio of a patients Prothrombin time

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IgA, IgE, IgD, IgG, IgM

A

Immunoglobulins

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MCHC

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration - average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cells are Macrocytic and when low the cells are microcytic

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uL

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microliter - One million of a liter

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MCV

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Mean Corpuscular Volumn - average volume size of a single red blood cell when MCHC is low the cell is hypochromic

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MGUS

A

Monoclonal Gammopathy of undetermined significance

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MDS

A

Myelodysplastic syndrome - preleukemic condition (anemia, cytopenia and possible transformation to AML)

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MM

A

Multiple myeloma

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mm3

A

Cubic milimeter - one millionth of a liter

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mono

A

Monocyte

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SMAC

A

Sequential Multiple Analyzer Computer - an automated chemistry system that determines substances in serum

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polys, PMNs, PMNLs

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polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils basophils

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PT, pro time

A

Prothrombin Time

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PPT

A

Partial Thromboplastin Time

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segs

A

segmented, mature blood cells (neutrophils)

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sed rate

A

erythrocytes sedimentation rate

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RBC

A

Red Blood cell Count

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SMM

A

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

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WBC

A

White Blood cell Count

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WNL

A

Within Normal Limits

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