Patient 3 Flashcards
Hepatosplenomegaly
Enlargement of the liver and spleen
Cachectic
Physically wasted, malnourished
Axillary lymphadenopathy
Abnormal enlargement of lymph nodes in the armpit
Anemic
Blood condition where blood is red blood cell deficient, hemoglobin deficient, or total volume deficient
Thrombocytopenic
Pertaining to decrease in number of blood platelets
Leukocytosis
Increase in number of white blood cells
Monocytosis
Increase in number of monocytes in circulating blood. (Large white blood cell)
Neutrophilia
Increase in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils
Hyper segmentation
More lobes in a neutrophil
Microcytosis
Decrease in size of red blood cell
Macrocytosis
Occurrence of exceptionally large blood cells
Nucleated erythrocytes
Red blood cells that have a nucleus
Thrombocytomegaly
Enlarged platelet
Dysmyelopoiesis
Abnormal formation of the spinal cord or bone marrow