Chapter 11 Flashcards
1
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red blood cells
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- no nucleus
- survive 4 months (120 days)
2
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hemoglobin
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-oxygen-carrying protein formed by the developing red cell
3
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hematopoiesis
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-formation and development of blood cells
4
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anemia
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- reduction in red blood cells or subnormal level of hemoglobin
- inadequate production of red cells
- excessive loss of red cells
5
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iron-deficiency anemia
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- most common type of anemia
- infants during period of rapid growth
- adolescents subsisting on inadequate diet
6
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia
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- meat, liver, and foods rich in animal protein
- for structural and functional integrity of nervous system deficiency may lead to neurologic disturbances
7
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folic acid deficiency anemia
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- relatively common
- easy to treat
- pregnant women recommended to take 1 mm a day
8
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polycythemia
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-increase in red blood cells
9
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hemochromatosis
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- common genetic disease transmitted as autosomal recessive trait
- can lead to organ damage
10
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secondary thrombocytopenia purpura
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- damage to bone marrow from drugs or chemicals
- bone marrow infiltrated by leukemic cells or metastatic carcinoma
11
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primary thrombocytopenia purpura
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- associated with platelet antibodies
- platelets rapidly destroyed
- encountered in children and subsides spontaneously after a short time
- chronic in adults
