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Hematology Flashcards

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CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

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WBC

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White Blood Cell

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PMN

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Polymorphonuclear

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Hct

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Hematocrit

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Hb

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Hemoglobin

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MCV

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Mean Corpuscular Volume

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MCH

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

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MCHC

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

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NRCB

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Nucleated Red Blood Cell

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EDTA

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Ethylenediamine Tetra-Acetic Acid

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Poikil/o

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Irregular

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Acanth/o

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Spiny

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Anisocytosis

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An=not
Iso=the same
Cyt=Cell
osis=abnormal condition

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Polycythemia

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pol=many
cyt=Cell
Emma=blood condition

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pancytopenia

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pan=all
cyt/o=Cell
penia=deficiency

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Plasma

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The fluid portion of blood composed of water, nutrients, hormones, etc. -blood cells are suspended in plasma but not part of it

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Fibrinogen

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A large protein in blood plasma that, when converted to fibrin, forms the mesh work for the basis of clot.

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Serum

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Plasma from which the fibrinogen has been separated in the process of clotting

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Reticulocyte

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Immature RBC that contains organelles that are lost as the Cell matures

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Erythropenia

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A hormone secreted by the kidneys, that acts on the bone marrow to stimulate blood cell production

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Hemaglobin

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The chemical in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen

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Heme

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The non-protein, iron containing portion of Hemoglobin

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Globin

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The protein portion of Hemoglobin

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Oxyhemoglobin

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Product of Hemoglobin combining with oxygen

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Normochromasia

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Normal straining intensity

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Rouleaux

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RBC’s adhering to each other in rolls or columns

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Heinz Bodies

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Intraerthyhrocytic mass of denatured Hemoglobin

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Eosin

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A group of rose colored stain used in histology and laboratory procedure (RBC)

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Basophilic

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Staining readily with basic dyes that are usually blue in color (WBC)

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Neutrophil

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Leukocyte with neutral staining properties, the main function of which is the phagocytosis of foreign materials or cells (WBC)

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Hemocytometer

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Instrument used in counting blood cells

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Icteric

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Yellow in appearance due to the presence of excess bilirubin

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Hemolysis

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The destruction of red blood cells

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Granulocyte

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Any cell containing granules, particularly certain leukocytes

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Ecchymosis

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Skin discoloration consisting of large irregular formed area of hemorrhage

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Petechia

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Small purplish hemorrhage spots on skin or the mucous membranes

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Hematoma

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Extravasted blood, usually clotted, in an organ space or tissue

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Prothrombin

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Clotting factor produced by liver, vitamin K dependent

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Hypochromasia

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Decreased staining ability due to insufficient Hemoglobin in the cells

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Crenation

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The abnormal notching around the edges of an erythrocyte due to shrinkage

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Leukocytosis

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Increased in the number of immature cells, usually causes by infection

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Left Shift

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An increase in the number of leukocytes, usually caused by an infection

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Doehle Bodies

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Small round gray-Bodies in the cytoplasm of neutrophils indicative of severe toxemia

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Granulocytopenia

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Decreased amounts of granulocytes in blood

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Purpura

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Hemorrhages into the skin showing purple

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