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INTRODUCTION TO HEMATOLOGY Flashcards

1
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describe worms in the blood

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Athanasius Kircher

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2
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worms in the blood (year?)

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1657

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3
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gave an account to RBC

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1674)

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4
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described platelets as “petites plaques”

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Giulio Bizzozero (late 1800s)

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5
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Wright stain

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James Homer Wright (1902)

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6
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it is polychromatic, a mixture of acid and basic dyes

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Wright’s Romanowsky-type stain

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7
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Dys

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abnormal

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7
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a

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without

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8
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blast

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young/ nucleated/ immature cell

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9
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cyte

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cell

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9
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chomic

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color

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10
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ferro/ferric

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iron

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11
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hypo

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decreased

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12
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micro

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small

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12
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hyper

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increased

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13
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macro

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large

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14
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oid

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like

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15
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iso

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equal

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16
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myelo

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marrow

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17
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normo

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normal

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18
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FBC

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Full Blood Count

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19
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fL

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femtoliter

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20
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Hg/Hgb

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Hemoglobion

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21
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MCH

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Mean Cell Hemoglobin

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22
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HCT

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Hematocrit

23
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MCV

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Mean Cell Volume

24
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CBC

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Complete Blood Count

25
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MCHC

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Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration

26
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pg

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picogram

27
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RBC Indices/Parameters

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MCV, MCH, MCHC

27
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Weight of hgb in RBC

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MCH

28
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T/F: Volume of RBC is directly proportional to the size of RBC

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T

28
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MCV

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directly proportional to the size of RBC

29
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average concentration of hgb in RBC

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MCHC

30
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What is the yellow layer on the top of centrifuged blood using non-anticoagulated tube (red top)?

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serum

31
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Blood is __% liquid and __% solid.

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Liquid: 55%
Solid: 45%

31
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What is the yellow layer on the top of centrifuged blood using a tube with anticoagulant (lavender top)?

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plasma

31
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45% of blood is composed of?

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cells (buffy coat + packed rbc)

31
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55% of blood is composed of?

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plasma

32
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Blood volume of infants

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250-350 ml

32
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T/F : In centrifuged blood, buffy coat contains all of the blood cells.

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F: RBC is not included in buffy coat, only the WBC and platelets.

33
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T/F: RBC is the heaviest blood cell which is why it settles at the bottom?

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T

33
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it is the liquid component of blood in an anticoagulated tube

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plasma

33
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Normal blood volume for adult male

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5-6 L

33
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90-95% of plasma is composed of?

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water

34
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5-10% of plasma is composed of?

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chemical constituents

35
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Normal blood volume for adult female

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4-5 L

36
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Viscosity of blood

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3.5-4.5x thicker

37
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color of arterial blood

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bright red

38
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color of venous blood

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dark red

39
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pH of blood

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7.35-7.45

40
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pH of arterial blood

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7.45

41
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pH of venous blood

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7.35

42
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Specific gravity of a whole blood

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1.045-1.66

43
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Specific gravity of serum

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1.024-1.028

44
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Specific gravity of plasma

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1.025-1.029

45
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Give the basic hematological methods

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a. CBC
b. Reticulocyte Count
c. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

45
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Test to check the activity of bone marrow

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Reticulocyte Count

46
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Most commonly performed test in hematology

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Complete Blood Count (CBC)

47
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check if the px has inflammation

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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