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1
Q

meaning of haima

A

blood

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2
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meaning of logos

A

study

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3
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the science that deals with blood

A

hematology

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4
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who discovered the closed circulation of blood

A

william harvey (1628)

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5
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first description of rbc

A

anton van leeuwenhoek (1674)

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6
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father of hematology

A

william hewson

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7
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first successful transfusion of human blood to a patient performed

A

james blundell (1818)

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8
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first description of Hodgkin disease

A

thomas hodgkin (1832)

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9
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intro of microscopic analysis of blood

A

gabriel andral (mid 1880s)

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10
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first description of leukemia

A

rudolf virchow (1868)

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11
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invention of novel blood cell staining techniques

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paul ehrlich (1878)

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12
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first description of phagocytosis

A

elie metchnikoff (1882)

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13
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first definitive and precise description of the platelet

A

julius bizzozero (1882)

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14
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First major guide to examination of blood

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Richard Cabot (1898)

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15
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Discovery of blood groups, A, B, AB, and O via isoagglutination reactions

A

Karl Landsteiner (1901)

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16
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First description of syndrome of polycythemia vera

A

william osler (1903)

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17
Q

First description of sickle cell disease

A

James Herrick (1910)

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18
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First description of Glanzmann thrombasthenia as a defect in platelet function

A

Eduard Glanzmann (1918)

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19
Q

First description of thalassemia

A

Thomas Cooley (1925)

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20
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First description of von Willebrand disease

A

erik von willebrand (1926)

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21
Q

Classic report of liver as first effective treatment of pernicious
anemia; first ever demonstration of a successful treatment

A

george minot (1926)

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22
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First description of Fanconi syndrome

A

guido fancon (1927)

23
Q

Hematocrit technique refined

A

maxwell wintrobe (1929)

24
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identification of role of intrinsic factor in pernicious anemia

A

william castle (1929)

25
Q

a highly specialized tissue, which along with the circulatory system

26
Q

an average human possesses how many liters of blood?

27
Q

blood volume for adult male

A

5-6 liters

28
Q

blood volume for adult female

A

4-5 liters

29
Q

blood volume for newborns

A

250-350 ml

30
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ph of blood

31
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specific gravity of blood

32
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viscosity of blood

A

3.5 - 4.5x thicker than water

33
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dark red

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venous blood (unoxygenated)

34
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bright red

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arterial blood (oxygenated)

35
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mixture of venous and arterial blood

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capillary blood

36
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vivo appearance

A

inside the body, liquid

37
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vitro appearance

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outside the body, liquid to solid

38
Q

also known as erythrocytes

A

red blood cells

39
Q

3 main functions of blood

A

transportation, protection and regulation

40
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yellow layer of clotted blood

41
Q

this contains fibrinogen, yellow layer of unclotted blood

42
Q

whitish layer

A

buffy coat

43
Q

normal value of rbc for adult male

A

4.20-6.00x1012/L

44
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normal value of rbc for adult female

A

3.80-5.20x1012/L

45
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increased RBCs

A

erythrocytosis

46
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decreased RBCs

A

erythrocytopenia

47
Q

decreased rbc hemoglobin concentration

48
Q

increased rbc-may lead to hyper viscosity

A

polycythemia

49
Q

function of rbc

A

transport oxygen and carry carbon dioxide away

50
Q

also known as leukocytes and it defends body against infections

51
Q

decreased wbc count

A

leukopenia

52
Q

increased wbc count

A

leukocytosis

53
Q

also known as thrombocytes and these major cells controls hemostasis

54
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hematologists refer to them as cell fragments

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