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Vt9b Term > Hematology > Flashcards

Hematology Flashcards

1
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CBC

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Complete blood count

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WBC

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White blood cell

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PMN

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Polymorphonucleocyte

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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nRBC

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Nucleated Red Blood Cell

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EDTA

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Ethylenediaminetetraacedic Acid

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Erythr/o

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Red

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12
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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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15
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Acanth/o

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Spiny

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Anisocytosis

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anis/o= unequal, cyte= cell, osis= abnormal condition

Abnormal condition of unequal cells

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Polycythemia

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Poly= many, cyte= cell, emia= blood condition

Blood condition of many cells

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Pancytopenia

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Pan= all, cyto= cell, penia= deficiency

Deficiency of all cells

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Plasma

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Fluid portion of blood composed of water, nutrients, hormones

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Fibrinogen

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Plasma protein that forms the basis of the clot

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Serum

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Plasma minus fibrinogen that was removed by clot formation

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Reticulocyte

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Immature RBC that contains organelles

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Erythropoietin

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Hormone secreted by the kidney that stimulates bone marrow to produce bone marrow to produce RBC

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Hemaglobin

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Chemical in RBC that binds & transports oxygen

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Heme

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The non-protein portion of hemoglobin

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Globin

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The protein portion of hemoglobin

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Oxyhemoglobulin

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Product of hemoglobin with oxygen

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Normochromaschia

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Normal staining intensity

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Rouleaux

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RBCs adhering to each other in rolls or columns

30
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Heinz bodies

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Intraerythrocytotic mass of denatured hemoglobulin

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Eosin

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A group of rose colored stains used in histology and laboratory procedures

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Basophilic

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Staining readily with basic dyes that are usually blue in color

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Neutrophil

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Leukocyte with the function of phagocytosis of foreign materials or cells

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Hemocytometer

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Instrument used in coloring 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 or RBCs rupture

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Granulocyte

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Any cell containing granules, particularly certain leukocytes

Neutrophil, basophil, eosinophil

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Ecchymosis

A

Large irregular skin discoloration due to hemorrhage

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Petechia

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Small purplish hemorrhage spots seen on skin or mucus membranes

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Hematoma

A

Solid swelling of blood within tissues

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Prothrombin

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Vitamin K dependent clotting factor produced in liver

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Hypochromasia

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Decreased staining ability due to insufficient hemoglobulin in cell

43
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Crenation

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Abnormal notching around the edge of a RBC due to shrinkage

44
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Leukocytosis

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Increase in the number of leukocytes, usually caused by infection

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Left shift

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Increase in the number of immature neutrophils in response to disease

46
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Doehle bodies

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Small round grey blue bodies in the cytoplasm of neutrophils indicative of severe toxemia

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Granulocytopenia

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Decreased amounts of granulocytic leukocytes in blood

48
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Purpura

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Hemorrhages into the skin, showing purple

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