Haematological changes In Infection Flashcards
1
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Factors affecting normal range
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Gender Age Ethnicity Geographical location Pregnancy Cigarette smoke Exercise Obesity
2
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Pluripotent stem cells give rise to
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Myeloid stem cells and lymphoid stem cells
3
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Myeloid stem cells give rise to
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Many precursors
4
Q
Neutrophils do?
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Phagocytosis
5
Q
Eosinophils do?
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Attack parasites : allergic reactions
6
Q
Basophils do?
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Histamine and heparin release allergies
7
Q
Monocytes
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Phagocytosis
8
Q
Platelet count during infection?
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Rises
9
Q
How to diagnose malaria
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Banana shape on blood film
10
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Malaria blood changes
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Anaemia Thrombocytopenia Lymphocytosis Early neutrophillia Monicytosis