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Chapter 1 (Monthly) Flashcards

1
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Study of formed elements of blood and blood forming tissues

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Hematology

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2
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worms in blood

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Athanasius Kircher

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3
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describes blood as composite of 4 humours

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Hippocrates

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4
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platelet as “petites plaque”

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Giulio Bizzozero

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5
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account of RBCs

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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6
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published the 1st quantitative results of blood cell analysis

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Karl Vierordt

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7
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develop Wrights stain

Improvements in the methods of blood examination

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James Homer

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8
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Blood is _____ of total body weight

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6-8%

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9
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Blood is approximately __ liters

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5

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10
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CBC will include 5 parameters:

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RBC count
WBC count
differential WBC count
hemoglobin determination
hematocrit determination
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11
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if manual CBC what should be done

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all 5 parameters should be done

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12
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if automated, machine wil give you the results for _____

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CBC will include five parameters
platelet count
blood cell indices

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13
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blood cell indices

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  • MCV (mean cell/corpuscular volume),
  • MCHC (mean cell hemoglobin concentration),
  • MCH (mean cell Hb)
  • RDW
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14
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when diagnosis cannot be done by means of lab test, ________ will be done

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bone marrow aspiration

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15
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Fragments of megakaryocytes

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platelets

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16
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normal platelet count

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150-400k per mm3 blood

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17
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time for blood components to separate w centrifuge

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3-5 mins

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18
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thick Buffy coat means there is a ________

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problem

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19
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_____ is from clotted blood, has no clotting factors (used up in the clotting process)

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Serum

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20
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______ is from anticoagulated blood, has clotting factors

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Plasma

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21
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Makes up about 55% of blood’s volume

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Plasma

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22
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91% of plasma

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water

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23
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7% of plasma

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blood proteins

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24
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2% of plasma

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nutrients and electrolytes

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25
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Makes up about 45% of blood’s volume

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cellular components of blood

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26
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normal WBC count

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7000-9000 mm3 blood

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27
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normal RBC count

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5M mm3 blood

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28
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Unclotted portion of blood

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plasma

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29
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Appearance of plasma

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Pale Yellow fluid

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30
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Components of plasma

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Water
Proteins
Other substances

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31
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Plasma proteins

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ALBUMIN
GLOBULIN
FIBRINOGEN

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32
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Percentage of Albumin in plasma

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58%

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33
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Contributes to the osmotic pressure

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ALBUMIN

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34
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The water balance between blood and tissues is determined by the ________

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movement of water into and out of the blood by osmosis.

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35
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Albumin also functions as ______ for hormones

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transport molecules

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36
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Percentage of globulin in plasma

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38%

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37
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Also part of the immune system

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GLOBULIN

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38
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Globulin also functions as for hormones

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transport molecules

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39
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Helps in the formation of blood clot

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GLOBULIN

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40
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A clotting factor

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FIBRINOGEN

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41
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Percentage of fibrinogen in plasma

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4%

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42
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Fibrinogen is converted into ______ during activation of clotting factors

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fibrin

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43
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FORMED ELEMENTS

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RED BLOOD CELLS
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
PLATELET OR THROMBOCYTES

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44
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Size of RBC

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6-8 micrometer (diameter)

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45
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normal RBC count

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4-6 million/µL

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46
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loss of oxygen carrying capacity of the blood

47
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Increased RBC count

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polycytemia

48
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1/3 of the total volume of the RBC

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central pallor

49
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Hgb determination uses _______ Reagent

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Drabkin’s

50
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Automated Hgb determination methods uses _____

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Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)

51
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Drabkin’s Reagent components

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K3[Fe(CN)6]
KCN
lysing agents (bicarbonates)

52
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Function of SDS

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stablelise methemoglobin

53
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ratio of the volume of RBCs to volume of whole blood

54
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Normal ratio of Hct

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50% (estimated)

55
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RBC indices computed based on ___ ____ ____

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RBC ct, Hct and Hgb

56
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a measure of volume; RBC diameter

57
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reflects RBC staining intensity or degree of pallor

58
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expresses mass of hgb :

59
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degree of anisocytosis

60
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variation in size RBC

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anisocytosis

61
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Reference range for MCV

62
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Reference range for MCH

63
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Reference range for MCHC

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32-36% (g/dL in SI)

64
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Reference range for RDW

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11.5-14.5%

65
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Reticulocyte are _____ RBCs

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Polychromatophilic

66
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Percentage of reticulocyte

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About 1-2%

67
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Newly released RBCs from the BM

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Reticulocyte

68
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Reticulocyte contains

69
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To count reticulocytes use _______ and _______

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Supravital dye

Automation (TOA/Sysmex)

70
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Supravital dye

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New Methylene Blue

Briliant cresyl blue

71
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Hitch a ride in the blood

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Leukocytes / WBCs

72
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Normal WBC count

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~ 4,500-11,500 /µL

73
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Differentiated using _______

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Wright’s stain

74
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Use ______ for WBC count

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Romanowsky

75
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low WBC count

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Leucopenia

76
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increase WBC count

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Leukocytosis

77
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Types of WBC according to nucleus

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PMN

Mononuclear

78
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Types of WBC according to cytoplasmic granules

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Granulocytes

Agranulocytes

79
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Granulocytes

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neutrophils, basophils, & eosinophils

80
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neutrophils are

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Granulocytes

81
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basophils are

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Granulocytes

82
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eosinophils are

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Granulocytes

83
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Agranulocytes

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Lymphocytes

Monocytes

84
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Neutrophilia is due to ___

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bacterial infection

85
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Cause of neutropenia

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long term drug administration; viral infection

86
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Penultimate stage of neutrophil

87
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Causes shift to the left of neutrophils

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severe bacterial infection

88
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Color of eosinophils

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bright orange granules

89
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Granules of eosinophils contain _____

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antihistamine

90
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Eosinophilia

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allergy; parasitism

91
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Color of basophils

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dark blue granules

92
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Basophilia

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rare, hematologic disease (leukemia)

93
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Irregularly lobed WBC

94
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Activated during viral infection

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Lymphocytes

95
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Responsible for CMI and HI

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Lymphocytes

96
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Number of lobes of eosinophils

97
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Has B, T and NK cells

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Lymphocytes

98
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Lymphopenia/Lymphocytopenia

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long term drug administration; immunodeficiency

99
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Lymphocytosis

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viral infection

100
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Pieces of a bone marrow cell known as a megakaryocyte

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Platelets / Thrombocytes

101
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Function to stop bleeding by forming a plug and also release coagulation factors (controls hemostasis)

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Platelets / Thrombocytes

102
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Platelets forms_______ (clot)

103
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Capable of adhesion, aggregation, secretion

104
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Appearance of platelets

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2-4 µ , oval, anucleated, slightly granular

105
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Reference range for platelets

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150-450 K/cu.mm.

106
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Thrombocytosis :

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inflammation; trauma

107
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Thrombocytopenia:

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consequence of drug treatment

108
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Platelets / Thrombocytes:

High MPV means

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regenerative BM response to platelet consumption

109
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Other hematology lab tests

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Reticulocyte Count
Peripheral Blood Examination
Sickle Cell Testing
Osmotic Fragility Test
110
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Coagulation Tests include:

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Prothrombin Time (PT)
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
Fibrinogen
Factor Analysis

111
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ADVANCED HEMA PROCEDURES

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BM Examination
Cytogenic analysis
Molecular assay
Cytochemical stains (differentiate abnormal cells)
Flow cytometry
112
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Examples include iron deficiency anemia and aplastic anemia

113
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WBC production is affected and defective. Examples include acute and chronic leukemias
Thrombocytopenia

114
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Patient may have bleeding problems

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Decreased platelets

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