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Ch 8 Blood and Lymphatic System - Assessment Flashcards

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autoimmune disease

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disease caused by body’s immune system attacking body’s own healthy tissue

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coagulopathy

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any disease that deals w problems in blood coagulation

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deep vein thrombosis

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formation of blood clot in a vein deep in body, most commonly the leg

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hemoglobinopathy

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disease of hemoglobin

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hypercoagulability

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increased ability of the blood to coagulate

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immunodeficiency

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immune system w decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms

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immunosuppression

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reduction in activity of body’s immune system

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ischemia

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blockage of blood flow to an organ

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phlebarteriectasia

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dilation of blood vessels

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spherocytosis

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condition in which RBCs assume spherical shape

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thrombophlebitis

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inflammation of vein caused by clot

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anemia

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reduced RBC

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aplastic anemia

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anemia caused by RBCs not being formed in sufficient quantities

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hemolytic anemia

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anemia caused by destruction of RBC

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bilirubinemia

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presence of bilirubin in the blood

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hyperbilirubinemia

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excessive bilirubin in blood

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hypercholesterolemia

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excessive cholesterol in blood

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hyperlipidemia

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excessive fat in blood

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hypervolemia

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increased blood volume

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hypovolemia

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decreased blood volume

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septicemia

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presence of disease causing microorganisms in the blood

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uremia

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presence of urine in blood

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hepatosplenitis

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inflammation of liver and spleen

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hypersplenism

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increased spleen activity

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lymphadenitis

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inflammation of a lymph gland (node)

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lymphangiectasia

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dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in extremities

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mononucleosis

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condition characterized by abnormally large number or mononuclear leukocytes

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myelodysplasia

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disease characterized by poor production by the bone marrow

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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splenitis

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inflammation of the spleen

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splenorrhexis

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rupture of the spleen

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thymopathy

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disease of the thymus

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tonsillitis

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inflammation of tonsil

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leukemia

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cancer of blood or bone marrow characterized by abnormal increase in WBC

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lymphoma

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tumor originating in lymphocytes

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myeloma

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cancerous tumor of bone marrow; when the tumors are present in several bones it is called multiple myeloma

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immunocompromised

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having immune system incapable of responding normally to a pathogen or disease

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