Fundamentals of Hematology Flashcards
Discipline that studies the development and diseases of blood like anemia and leukemia which involves anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, hgb conctent and blood volume
Hematology
T/F. Hematology analyses of concentration (hct and other blood indices), morphology and function of cells in the blood (rbc, wbc, platelets) and Precursors in the bone marrow
True
which is the stoppage of bleeding or arrest of blood circulation in certain organs (primary and secondary hemostasis)
Hemostasis
which is the formation of clot → development of thrombus
thrombosis
the destruction of fibrin
fibrinolysis
if fibrinolysis fails to occur, the clot in the blood vessel might get stuck or clog → if left undestroyed which can lead to
stroke and Myocardial Infarction
T/F. Hematology Laboratory establish a diagnosis to rule out and come up with firm decision
True
Confirm a physician’s clinical impression of a possible hematological disorder through
o CBC can detect warning signs
o Always look at the morphology and count the cells
o Differential count for WBC can determine their disease
One of the functions of Hematology Laboratory is to
Detect unsuspected disorder
Monitor the effects of treatment or therapy
o If the therapy is working or not especially with ______ patients
cancer
Detect minimal residual disease following therapy
To see improvements in the patient
Scientist that described “worms” in the blood
Athanasius Kircher (1657)
Scientist that gave an account of RBCs
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (1674)
Scientist that described platelets as “petite blocks”
Giulio Bizzozero
Scientist that discovered the development of Wright stain
James Homer Wright (1902)
