Heme Function & Immunity Disorders Flashcards
Anemia results in deficient RBC count because of a lack of ______ elements or _____ ______ failure
Nutritional elements, bone marrow
What are the 4 types of anemia?
Anemia of CHRONIC disease, pernicious/FOLATE deficiency anemia, IRON-deficiency, APLASTIC anemia
This type of anemia results from impaired bone marrow/bone marrow depression
Aplastic anemia
Which two types of anemia result from low RBC production?
Iron-deficiency anemia, pernicious/folate deficiency anemia
Pernicious/folate deficiency anemia is also called what?
Megaloblastic anemias
This is AKA an INCREASED RBC count and hematocrit greater than 50%
Polycythemia
What are the two types of polycythemia?
Primary, secondary
______ polycythemia is a neoplastic disease of the pluripotent cells of _____ ______
Primary, bone marrow
______ polycythemia is the body’s normal response to hypoxia/hypoxemia
Secondary
Mononucleosis is an infection of ______ ____ virus. You will have enlarged _____ _____
Epstein Barr virus, lymph nodes
What are the four types of leukemia?
Acute lymphocytic, Acute myelogenous
Chronic lymphocytic, Chronic myelogenous
This type of leukemia occurs mostly in children
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
This type of leukemia occurs mostly in older adults
Acute myelogenic leukemia (AML)
Leukemia is a cancer of ________ ______ cells
Hematopoietic progenitor cells
This is the MOST common type of leukemia, primarily with ___ cells
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), B