ch. 8 Flashcards
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blood and lymphatic systems
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provide valuable services and resources to the body
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Blood
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Provides energy
Carries signals
Removes waste
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Lymphatic system
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Repairs injuries
Fights infections
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Three types of cells
found in the blood:
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Erythrocytes (red blood cells) Leukocytes (white blood cells) Thrombocytes (platelets)
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Proteins dissolved in
the blood:
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Immunoglobulins
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Coagul/o
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to coagulate, clotting, grouping, clumping
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Thromb/o
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clot
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Hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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Cyt/o
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cell
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Leuk/o
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white
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Phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
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Lymphatic system
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Collects fluid from the body tissues
Collected fluid flows into lymphatic
vessels
Empties into veins
Functions:
Immunity
Cleaning
Includes lymphatic vessels, lymph
nodes, tonsils, a spleen, and a
thymus
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Lymph/o
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lymph, fluid within lymphatic sys
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Myel/o
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bone marrow
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-emia
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blood condition
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Tonsill/o
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tonsils
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Splen/o
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spleen
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Thym/o
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thymus
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immun/o
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immune sys
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-penia
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deficiency
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Disorders of the hematological
system
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Low erythrocytes – pale and tired
Low platelets – bruising or red spots;
bleed easily
Low leukocytes – infection
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Disorders of the lymphatic system
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Swollen lymph nodes
Swelling in extremities
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Anemia
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decrease in red blood cells, symptoms of weakness and fatigue
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Ecchymosis
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large bruise
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Hematoma
mass of blood within an organ, tissue, or cavity
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Hemophilia
condition where blood does not clot, genetic
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Hemorrhage
excessive loss of blood
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Petechia
small bruise
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Lymphadenopathy
disease of the lymph gland, usually noticeably swollen in the neck
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Lymphedema
swelling caused by abnormal build up in lymphatic sys
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Splenalgia, splenodynia
pain in the spleen
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lymph nodes
clustered throughout body and filter out foreign objects
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Reperfusion injury
injury to tissue that occurs when blood flow is restored
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Laboratory counts the number of cells in
| a measured volume of blood
Complete blood count (CBC)
Can be done using a microscope or a
machine
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Conditions can be determined by the
| number of cells in the volume of blood
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Too few cells is identified as a -penia
leukopenia
thrombocytopenia
Too many cells would be a -cytosis
leukocytosis
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Evaluate size of cells
Macrocytosis
| Microcytosis
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Evaluate shape of cells
Elliptocyte
| Spherocyte
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Lymphangiogram
Record of the lymph vessels can also do CT scan
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Erythrocytosis
too many red blood cells
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Oligocythemia
deficiency in number of red blood cells
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Anisocytosis
condition characterized by inequality in size of red blood cells
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Normocyte
normal size RBC
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Elliptocyte
oval blood cell RBC
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Elliptocytosis
condition oval blood cell RBC
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Poikilocytosis
variety of shapes in RBC
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Spherocyte
RBC spheres
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Embolism
blockage in blood vessel cause by an embolus
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Embolus
mass of matter present in the blood, air, fat
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Thromboembolism
blockage of a vessel caused by a clot that is broken off from where it is formed
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Thrombogenic
capable of producing a clot
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Thrombosis
formation of a blood clot
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Thrombus
blood clot made of blood
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Leukocytosis
increase in WBC
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Leukopenia
decrease in WBC
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Neutropenia
deficiency in nuetrophils
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Phagocytosis
process in which phagocytes destroy foreign organisms
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Hematopoiesis
formation of blood cells
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Hemolysis
breakdown of blood cells
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Myelopoiesis
formation of bone marrow
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Reticulocyte
immature RBC
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Thrombocytopenia
deficiency in number of platelets
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Thrombocytosis
too many platelets, blood clot risk
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Pancytopenia
deficiency in all cellular components of blood
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Polycythemia
excess of usually RBCs
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Asplenia
abscence of a spleen or spleen function
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Hepatosplenomegaly
spleen and liver enlargement
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Splenectopy
displacement of spleen
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Splenolysis
breakdown of spleen tissue
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Splenomalacia
spleen softening
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Splenomegaly
spleen is enlarged
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Splenoptosis
drooping of spleen
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Lymphopenia
abnormal deficiency in lymph
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spleen
grows and stores blood cells LOOK UP
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Thymic hyperplasia
overdevelopment of the thymus (behind sternum)
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Antibody
substance produced by body in response to antigen
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Antigen
substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
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Hemoglobin
iron containing pigment in RBCs that carries oxygen to cells
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Immunoglobulin
protein that provides protection or immunity against disease
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Perfusion
circulation of blood through tissue
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Hypoperfusion
inadequate flow of blood
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Hematocrit
ratio of RBCs to total blood volume
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Hematology
study of blood
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Immunology
study of immune sys
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Phlebology
study of veins
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Phlebotomist
specialist in drawing blood
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Phlebotomy
incision into vein, drawing blood process
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Sphygmomanometer
blood pressure cuff
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Hemoglobinopathy
disease of hemoglobin
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Anemia
Aplastic anemia- caused by RBCs not formed in sufficient quantity
Hemolytic anemia- destruction of RBCs
Iron deficiency anemia- inadequate iron
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Spherocytosis
RBCs spherical
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Coagulopathy
any disease that deals w problem of blood coaglulation
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Deep vein thrombosis
DVT: formation of a blood clot deep to the body, usually in leg
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Hypercoagulability
increase in the blood ability to coagulate
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Ischemia
blockage of blood flow to organ
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Autoimmune disease
disease caused by bodies immune sys attacking bodys own tissue
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Immunocompromised
immune sys incapable of responding normally
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Immunodeficiency
immune sys w decreased response to foreign objects
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Immunosuppression
reduction of activity in immune sys
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Phlebarteriectasia
dilation of blood vessels
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Thrombophlebitis
inflammation of a vein caused by a clot
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Hypervolemia
increase in blood volume
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Hypovolemia
decrease in blood volume
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Leukemia
cancer of blood or bone marrow characterized by increase in WBCs
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Bilirubinemia
billiruben in blood
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Hyperbilirubinemia
excess of billiruben in blood
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Septicemia
presence of disease causing microorganisms in blood
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Uremia
presence of urine in blood
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Hepatosplenitis
liver and spleen inflammation
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Lymphangiectasia
dilation of lymph vessel
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Lymphangitis
inflammation of lymph vessels
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Mononucleosis
mono, kissing disease, abnormal large amounts of mononuclear lymphocytes
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Myelodysplasia
disease characterized by poor pord of blood cells of bone marrow
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Osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
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Thymopathy
disease of thymus
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Red blood cell problems treatment
Fix the cause
| If severe, transfusion
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White blood cell problems
| treatment
If severe, transfusion
Chemotherapy for
leukemia
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platelet diseases
Prevent clots
Break clots
If severe, transfusion
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Drugs to treat clots and
| clotting
Anticoagulant
| Thrombolytic
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Drug to stop blood flow
Hemostatic
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Laparosplenectomy
taking out spleen
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Lymphadenectomy
taking out lymph gland or note
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Lymphadenotomy
incision lymph gland or note
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Nephrosplenopexy
surgical fixation of kidney
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Apheresis
process that draws patients blood removes somthing then returns blood
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Cytapheresis
LOOK UP
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Plasmapheresis
removes plasma
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Plateletpheresis
removes platelets to donate
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CBC
complete blood count
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Hct
hematocrit
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Hgb
hemoglobin
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PLT
platelet count
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WBC
white blood cell/count
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ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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INR
international normalized ration
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RBC
red blood cell/count
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PT
prothrombic time
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PTT
partial thromboplastic time, how fast blood clots
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BMT
bone marrow transplant
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ALL
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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AML
acute myeloid luekemia
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CML
chronic myeloid leukeme
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DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
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HUS
hemolytic uremic syndrome
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ITP
idiopathic thrombo LOOK UP
