Chapter 6 Blood and the Lymphatic and Immune Systems [Abbreviation] Flashcards

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a

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before

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ac

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before meals

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ALL

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acute lymphocytic leukemia

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AML

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acute myeloid leukemia

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ante

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before

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basos

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basophils

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BMT

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bone marrow transplant

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c

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with

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CBC

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complete blood count

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CLL

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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CML

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chronic myeloid leukemia

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diff

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differential

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eosins, eos

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eosinophils

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ESR, sed rate

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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et

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and

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HCT, Hot, crit

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hematocrit

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Hgb, Hb

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hemoglobin

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lymphs

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lymphocytes

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lymphs

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lymphocytes

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monos

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monocytes

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noc

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night

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p

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after

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PA

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pernicious anemia

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pc

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after meals

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PCV

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packed cell volume

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PMN, polys

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polymorphonuclear neutrophil

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PT, pro-time

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prothrombin time

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RBC

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red blood cell

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Rh+

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Rh-positive

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Rh-

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Rh-negative

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s

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without

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segs

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segmented neutrophils

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WBC

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white blood cell

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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ANA

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antinuclear antibody

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ARC

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AIDS-related complex

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C. diff

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Clostridium difficile

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CRE

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carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

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GVHD

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graft versus host disease

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HAI

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healthcare-associated infection

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HD

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Hodgkin’s disease

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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Ig

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immunoglobulins

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KS

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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mono

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mononucleosis

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MRSA

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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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NHL

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non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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NK

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natural killer cells

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PCP

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pneumocystis pneumonia

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SCIDS

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severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome