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Many shaped nucleus

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Neutrophils

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Refers to the volume of RBC that occupies a given volume of WBC

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Hematocrit

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Study of blood cells

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Hematology

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Liquid portion of the blood

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Plasma

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Reddish protein responsible for the color of RBC

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Hemoglobin

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Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

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RBC

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Means a loss in oxygen-carrying capacity and is often reflected in a reduced RBC count

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Anemia

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Means an increases RBC count reflecting increased body RBC mass, a condition that leads to hyperviscosity

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Polycythemia

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Composition of Drabkin reagent?

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Potassium cyanide

Potassium ferricyanide

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Formulation of ionic surfactant used to reduce environmental cyanide

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Sodium dodecyl sulfate

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10
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Ratio of the volume of RBCs to the whole blood

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Hematocrit

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I packed cell volume

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Hematocrit

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12
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Light colored layer between the RBC and platelets

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Buffy coat

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Reflects RBC diameter on a Wright stain blood film

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Mean Cell Volume -MCV

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Reflects staining intensity or degree of palor

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Mean cell hemoglobin concentration

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Expresses mass of hemoglobin and closely reflects the MCHC

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Mean Cell hemoglobin MCH

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16
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Stained slightly blue gray

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Reticulocytes

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17
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Extreme increase in the WBC counts impart milky appearance

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Chronic leukemia

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19
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Decrease WBC count

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Leukopenia

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20
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Phagocytic cells whose sole purpose is to engulf and destroy bacteria that have been earlier labeled as harmful

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Polymorphonuclear neutrophils/segmented neutrophils/segs

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21
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Increase in segs,often signals bacterial infection

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Neutrophilia

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22
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Indicates bone marrow regeneration during blood loss and certain anemia

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Reticulocytes

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Decrease, caused by long term drug administration or a viral infection

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Neutropenia

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With pink staining granules, S or C shaped nucleus

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BANDS, band neutrophils

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2-um in diameter, round or oval, anucleate, slightly granular.

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Platelets

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Most abundant cell in the body

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Macrophages

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29
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Increase WBC count

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Leukocytosis

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30
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Elevated eosinophil count signals a response to allergy or parasitic infection

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Eosinophilia

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Dark purple, irregular cytoplasmic granules that obscure the nucleus

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Basophils

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A series of cellular and plasma based mechanism that seals wounds, repair vessel walls and maintain vascular patency

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Platelets

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Nearly round, slightly larger than RBC, have round featureless nuclei, a thin rim of nongranular cytoplasm

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Lymphocytes

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Nearly colorless; loosely related grouping of cell families dedicated to protecting their host from infection and injury

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White blood cell

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Bright orange, regular cytoplasmic granules filled with antihistamine

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Eosinophils

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38
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Adhere to the surfaces of damaged blood vessels, secrete proteins and small molecules that trigger thrombosis or clot formation.

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Platelets

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39
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Elevated basophils, hematologic disease

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Basophilia

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40
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complex system of cells that provides fir host immunity

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Lymphocytes

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41
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Abnormally low-long term drug therapy or immunodeficiency

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Lymphopenia/lymphocytopenia

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42
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True blood cells, that maintain blood vessels integrity by instigating vessel wall repairs

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Platelets/thrombocytes

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43
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Immature macrophage passing through the blood

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Monocytes

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45
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Changing from supine to standing or sitting

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Increase test values: lipids, enzymes, protein

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46
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Decrease in the afternoon

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Cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone

47
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Increase in the afternoon

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Iron and eosinophil

48
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Used to provide a barrier against venous blood flow to help locate vein

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Tourniquets

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The tourniquets should be applied at? For how long?

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2-4 in above the venipuncture site.

Not longer than 1min

50
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Inhibits the use if glucose by blood cells. Ex. Sodium fluoride and lithium iodoacetate

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Antiglycolytic agent

51
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What is the physiologic pH of the blood

52
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What additives are combined with sodium fluoride to obtain plasma?

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Potassium oxalate and potassium EDTA

53
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Prevents blood from clotting

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Anticoagulant

54
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Additive present in red top

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Clot activator

55
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Serve as separation barrier between the serum/plasma and cells

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Separator gel

56
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Additive in yellow tube used for blood culture specimen collection

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Sodium polyanethol sulfonate

57
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Most common needle size and length for adult venipuncture

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21gauge: 1inch

58
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Intravenous device that consists of a short needle and a thin tube with attached plastic wings

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Butterflies

59
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Solution used in cleansing venipuncture site when alcohol determination is requested

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Benzalkonium chloride

60
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Vein of choice for venipuncture

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Median cubital vein

61
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Recommended angle between the needle and the skin during venipuncture

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15-30 degrees

62
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Mechanism of action of fibrin as an anticoagulant

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Heparin inhibits thrombin

63
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Most crucial step for blood collection

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Patient identification

64
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Ratio of blood to anticoagulant

65
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Most common complication encountered in blood collection

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Ecchymosis or bruise

66
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Skin puncture site for infants

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Lateral surface of the heel

67
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Skin puncture sites for older children and adults

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Palmar surface of the distal portion of ring or middle finger

68
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Required puncture depth

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Less than 2mm

69
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Refers to error occur without predictions

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Random error

70
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Progressive decrease or increase

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Drift or trend

71
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Lack precision

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Dispersion

72
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On one side of the mean

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Shift or abrupt change

73
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Start of mesoblasstic phase

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19th day of fetal development

74
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Chief site of mesoblastic phase

75
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Predominant cell

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Primitive erythroblast

76
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Predominant cells of hepatic phase

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Erythroblast, granulocytes, and monocytes

77
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Peak of hepatic phase

78
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Chief site of hepatic phase

79
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In hepatic phase what are the detectable hemoglobin present?

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Hb F, HbA and HbA2

80
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Chief site of myeloid phase

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Bond marrow red

81
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An embryonic tissue that migrate into the core of the bone and differentiate into skeletal and hemapoietic blood cells

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Mesenchymal cells

82
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Measurable levels of myeloid

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EPO, G-CSF, GM-CSF fetal hemoglobin, Hb A2

83
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First bone to demonstrate

84
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Largest organ in the body

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Bone marrow

85
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Hematopoietically active bone marrow

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Red marrow

86
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Provides a supportive network for developing hematopoietic cells, macrophages, mast cells

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Reticular cell

87
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Process of replacing red marrow by yellow marrow during the development

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Retrogression

88
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Maintain proliferation and differentiation of blood cells

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Hemapoietic microenvironment

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Site for hematopoiesis if bone marrow shuts down

90
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Largest lymphoid organ

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Cells are phagocytosed with subsequent degradation of cell organelles

92
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Splenic macrophages remove inclusions or damaged surface membrane from circulating RBC

93
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All blood cells are derived from a single progenitor stem cell called pluripotential stem cell

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Monophyletic theory

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Each of the blood lineages derived from its own unique stem cell

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Polyphyletic theory

95
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Capable of sel renewal

96
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HSCs randomly commits to self renewal or differentiation

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Stochastic

97
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Microenvironment in the bone marrow determines whether stem cell will self renew or differentiate

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Instructive model

98
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Cells fate determined by its extrinsic and intrinsic factors

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Multilineage priming model

99
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Progenitor of neutrophils

100
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Major cytokine for the stimulation of neutrophil production

101
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Control hemostasis

102
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Increase monocytes-hematologic disease

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Monocytosis

105
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Increase lymphocytes-viral infection

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Lymphocytosis

106
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Slightly larger diameter than other WBCs, gray cytoplasm, lobulated nuclues

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Stain used to differentiate and count young RBC, hemoglobin H, and heinz body

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Supravital stain/new methylene blue

136
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Normal size of RBC

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6-8um in diameter

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