Med Term 13 and 14 important stuff

Question 1

deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin

Answer 1

anemia

Question 2

excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors necessary for blood clotting

Answer 2

hemophilia

Question 3

increase in cancerous white blood

Answer 3

leukemia

Question 4

malignant neoplasm of bone marrow

Answer 4

multiple myeloma

Question 5

separation of blood into componenet parts and removal of a select portion from the blood

Answer 5

apheresis

Question 6

test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes

Answer 6

antiglobulin test

Question 7

time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube

Answer 7

coagulation time

Question 8

determination of numbers of blood cells, hemoglobin conc, hematocrit, and red cell values

Answer 8

complete blood count

Question 9

speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma

Answer 9

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Question 10

percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood

Answer 10

hematocrit

Question 11

total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood

Answer 11

hemoglobin test

Question 12

number of platelets per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood

Answer 12

platelet count

Question 13

test of the ability of blood to clot

Answer 13

prothrombin time

Question 14

microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells

Answer 14

red blood cell morphology

Question 15

percentages of different types of leukocytes in the blood

Answer 15

white blood cell differential

Question 16

abo means

Answer 16

four main blood types

Question 17

bmt means

Answer 17

bone marrow transplantation

Question 18

cbc means

Answer 18

complete blood count

Question 19

H means

Answer 19

hemoglobin and hematocrit

Question 20

hgb means

Answer 20

hemoglobin

Question 21

hct means

Answer 21

hematocrit

Question 22

iga, igd, ige, iggi igm means

Answer 22

immunoglobulins

Question 23

pt means

Answer 23

prothrombin time

Question 24

group of clinical signs and symptoms associated with suppression of the immune system and marked by opportunistic infections, secondary neoplasms, and neurologic problems

Answer 24

aids

Question 25

abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposure to an antigen

Answer 25

allergy

Question 26

malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue

Answer 26

lymphoma

Question 27

malignant tumor of bone marrow cells

Answer 27

multiple myeloma

Question 28

screening test to detect anti-HIV antibodies in the bloodstream

Answer 28

elisa

Question 29

test that separates immunoglobulins

Answer 29

immunoelectrophoresis

Question 30

aids means

Answer 30

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 31

cd4+ means

Answer 31

helper t cell

Question 32

elisa means

Answer 32

enzyme lined immunosorbent assay

Question 33

hiv means

Answer 33

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 34

hsv means

Answer 34

herpes simplex virus

Question 35

ks means

Answer 35

kaposi sarcoma