Hematology

Question 1

What is Hematlogy

Answer 1

Study of blood

Question 2

What is Anemia

Answer 2

Reduction below lower numbers of:

• absolute number of red blood cells
• amount of hemoglobin

Question 3

Causes of Anemia (2)

Answer 3

• reduction of production of RBC

- Increase of desctruction of RBC

Question 4

Causes of reduced RBC (2)

Answer 4

• Deficiency of new RBC material

- Blood marrow failure

Question 5

Cause of increase of destruction of RBC (2)

Answer 5

• Hemolysis

- Hemorrhdage

Question 6

What is Hemolysis

Answer 6

• Rupture of RBC

Question 7

What is CBC?

Answer 7

Complete Blood Count

Question 8

What does CBC measure?

Answer 8

Levels of all the different types of blood

Question 9

What is an Erythrocyte

Answer 9

Red blood cell

Question 10

What is an RBCC

Answer 10

Red Blood Cell count

Question 11

What is Hematocrit

Answer 11

Percentage of red blood cells to total blood volume

Question 12

What is Reticulocyte counts

Answer 12

Count of immature red blood cells in blood

Question 13

If reticulocyte count is

Answer 13

Poor blood marrow production of red blood cells

Question 14

If reticulocyte count is >4%

Answer 14

Destruction of mature red blood cells

Question 15

What is a red blood cell indicies

Answer 15

Count of values of Hemoglobin, hematocrit and red blood cell levels

Question 16

Why do a red blood cell indicie

Answer 16

Give more definite idea of anemia

Question 17

What does mean corpscular value measure

Answer 17

Classifies anemia