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General Diagnosis 7 Flashcards

1
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RBC

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absolute number of circulating RBCs per unit volume of blood

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2
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normal levels of RBC

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4-6 million/cm3

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3
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RBC increased

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primary polycythemia vera

relative/secondary (high altitude)

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4
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RBC decreased

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anemia

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5
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Hb

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direct measure of weight of hemoglobin/unit volume of blood

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normal levels of Hb

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15 gm%

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7
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Hb increased

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dehydration
loss of blood fluid volume
polycythemia vera

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8
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Hb decreased

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anemia

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9
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Hct

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packed cell volume

ratio of the volume of RBCs to that of whole blood

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10
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Hct normal

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42 +/- 5%

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11
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increased Hct

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dehydration

polycythemia vera

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12
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decreased Hct

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anemia

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13
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MCV

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mean corpuscular volume

calculated measure of the size of the average circulating RBC

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14
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normal MCV

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90

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15
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increased MCV

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macrocytic anemia

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16
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decreased MCV

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microcytic anemia

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17
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MCHC

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mean corpuscular Hb concentration

average concentration of Hb in a given volume of packed cells

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18
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normal MCHC

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33

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19
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increased MCHC

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macrocytic anemia

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20
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decreased MCHC

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microcytic anemia

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21
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platelets

thrombocytes

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absolute quantification of circulating thrombocytes/volume

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22
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normal platelets/thrombocytes

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200,000-350,000mm3

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23
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increased platelets/thrombocytes

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polycythemia
trauma
blood loss

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24
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decreased platelets/thrombocytes

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anemia

extenive burns or thrombocytopenia

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WBC

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absolute quantification of total circul WBC/unit of blood

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26
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normal WBC

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5-10,000mm3

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27
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increased WBC

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acute infetion
inflammation
leukemia (over 50,000)

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28
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decreased WBC

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overwhelming infection

viral conditions

29
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increased neutrophils

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bacterial infection

30
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increased lymphocytes

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virus

31
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increased monocytes

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chronic inflammation

32
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increased eosinophils

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allergies, parasites

33
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increased basophils

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heparin production

histamine release

34
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anemias that have excessive hemolysis

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sickle cell anemia
thalassemia (mediterranean anemia)
erythroblastosis fetalis

35
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sickle cell anemia

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presents with nucleated RBCs
caused by Hgb S and seen in 10% of African Americans
normocytic normochromic

36
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Thalassemia

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presents with microcytic, target cells
caused by decreased beta chain synthesis and is seen in mediterranean, north africa, south and east asia
AKA cooley’s anemia

37
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erythroblastosis fetalis

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caused by an Rh+ father adn Rh- mother

38
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anemias with defective erythropoiesis

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megaloblastic anemia
iron deficiency anemia
aplastic anemia

39
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megaloblastic anemia

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macrocytic normochromic
B9/folic acid
progresses to posterolateral sclerosis of SC, which is also known as, combined systems disease

40
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B12/cyanocobolamin pernicious anemia

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lack of IF due to chronic atrophic gastric mucosa

41
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iron deficiency anemia

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hypochromic microcytic

seen with chronic blood loss and pregnancy

42
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aplastic anemia

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normocytic normochromic
panhypoplasia of bone marrow, decreased in all blood cells
seen with drugs, chemotherapy, radiation, multiple myeloma, RA, leukopenia, acute blood loss, benzene poisoning, thrombocytopenia

43
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straw urine

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normal

44
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red urine

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blood or food pigments (infection, cancer, or food dyes)

45
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green urine

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biliverdin (biliary duct obstruction, pseudomonas infection, pad protein digestion)

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blue urine

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diuretic therapy, pseudomonas infection, bad protein digestion

47
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brown urine

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bile bigments or blod (biliary duct obstruction, occult blood, homogenistic acid)

48
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black urine

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homogentistic acid

urobilin (ochronosis, hemolysis, bacteria)

49
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hazy or cloudy urine

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epithelia cells, WBCs, RBCs, crystals, sperm, microorganisms

50
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milky urine

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WBCs or fat

51
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normal urine PH

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4-8

52
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normal specific gravity

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1.01-1.03

53
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specific gravity increases with

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bacterial infection
diabetes mellitus
kidney abnormalities

54
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normal glucose in urine

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non detected

renal threshold >180mg

55
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glucose in the urine indicates

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diabetes mellitus, shock, head injury, pancreatic disease

renal tubular disease

56
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ketones in urine

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normal is none

renal threshold is >180mg

57
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ketones in urine indicates

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starvation
diabetes mellitus
weight loss diets
inadequate carb intake

58
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normal protein in urine

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none detected

59
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protein in urine indicates

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kidney disorders
toxemia of pregnancy
diabetes mellitus
multiple myeloma

60
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urobilinogen

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normal .1-1 unit/mL

61
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increased urobilinogen

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hemolytic disease

hepatic disease

62
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decreased urobilinogen

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biliary obstruction

63
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bilirubine

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normal is non detected

increased with hepatic disease or biliary obstruction

64
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blood in urine

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normal: none detected

increased with tumors, truama, kidney infection, kidney stones, HTN, bleeding disorders

65
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hyaline casts

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normal

66
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epithelial casts

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tubular dama

67
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RBC casts

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glomerulonephritis

68
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WBC casts

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pyelonephritis

69
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waxy casts

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renal failure, nephrosis

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