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formed elements
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erythrocytes
platelets leukocytes |
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agglutin/o
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clumping
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bas/o
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base
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chrom/o
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color
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coagul/o
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clotting
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eosin/o
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rosy red
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erythr/o
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red
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fibrin/o
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fibers, fibrous
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granul/o
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granules
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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leuk/o
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white
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morph/o
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shape
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neutr/o
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neutral
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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sanguin/o
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blood
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thromb/o
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clot
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-apheresis
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removal, carry away
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-cytosis
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more than the normal number of cells
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
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protein
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-penia
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abnormal decrease, too few
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-phil
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attracted to
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-poiesis
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formation
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-stasis
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standing still
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Components of blood system
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formed elements
plasma |
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Organs of lymphatic and immune systems
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lymph nodes
lymphatic vessels spleent thymus gland tonsils |
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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immun/o
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protection
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphadeno/o
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lymph node
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lymphagni/o
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lymph vessel
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path/o
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disease
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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tox/o
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poison
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-globulin
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protein
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erythrocytes
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red blood cells
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leukocytes
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white blood cells
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thrombocytes
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platelets
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Blood is made up of?
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plasma (liquid)
blood cells (solid) |
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hemocytoblast
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stem cell- the beginning of all the blood cells
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hematopoiesis
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growing and maturing of all the blood cells
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erythropoiesis
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growing and maturing of red blood cells
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leukopoiesis
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growing nad maturing of white blood cells
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thrombopoiesis
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growing nad maturing of platelets
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reticulocyte
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immature red blood cell
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What gives erythrocytes its red color?
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hemoglobin
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hemoglobin
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Carries oxygen to the body tissues.
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hemat/o
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blood
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leuk/o
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white
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morph/o
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shape
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neutr/o
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neutral
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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sanguin/o
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blood
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thromb/o
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clot
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-apheresis
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removal, carry away
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-cytosis
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more than the normal number of cells
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-emia
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blood condition
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thymus
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changes lymphocytes to T cells
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tonsils
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filter, protect upper respiratory structures and help with the development of white blood cells
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immune system
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acquire immune system develops over the life-time by being expose to various antigens throughout life
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antigens
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organisms that invade the body
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two types of lymphocytes in the immune sysem
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T cell
B cell |
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T cell
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from the thymus
directory attacks the antigen |
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B cell
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from bone marrow
basically produces antibodies that do the destroying of the antigen |
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There are 4 types of blood
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A
B AB O |
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anemia
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When the blood has reduced oxygen-carrying capability.
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Anemia results from....
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decrease in red blood cells, hemoglobin or hematocrit
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hematocrit
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volume of erythrocytes
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normocytic
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normal size
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normochromic
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normal amount of hemoglobin
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macrocytic
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larger than normal
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microcytic
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smaller than normal
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hypochromic
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decreased amount of hemoglobin
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anemia
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patient has low hemoglobin/low number of red blood cells
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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AIDS
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caused by HIV
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HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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lymphadenopathy
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disease of lymph glands.
Swollen glands |
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opportunistic infections
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infections that normally do not affect healthy people but people with AIDS become infected.
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Two types of opportunistic infections associated with AIDS
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Kaposi's sarcoma
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
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autoimmune disease
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Body actually attacks itself by producing antibodies against antigens found in their own cells resulting in tissue injury.
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Types of autoimmune disesae
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rheumatoid arthritis
multiple sclerosis lupus myasthenia gravis |
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exacerbations
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flare up
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latent periods
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remissions
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edema
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swelling from abnormal accumulation of fluids in the spaces between cells (intercellular) in the body
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hemophilia
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hereditary condition in which blood does not clot properly
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infectious mononucleosis
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Casued by Epstein-Barr virus. Main signs/symptoms are sore throat, fever and swollen cervical lymph nodes.
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chronic fatigue syndrome
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Experts believe Epstein-Barr virus is associated with CFS because high levels of EBV antibodies are found in the blood of people with CFS
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allergy
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abnormal acquired immune response to an antigen (allergen) resulting in allergic response
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leukemia
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cancer of the blood-forming organs (i.e. bone marrow). Excessive increase in WBCs
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Hodgkin's disease
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cancer of the lymph nodes
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Rh
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Named after Rhesus monkeys.
Means there is an antigen on the red blood cells |
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Rh+
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when antigen is there
i.e. O+ |
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Rh-
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Antigen is not there.
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RhoGam injections
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Taken when mom is negative and baby is positive to destroy antibodies. Mom's antibodies would destroy the baby's blood.
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plateletpheresis
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removal of platelets.
Donor gives blood, platelets are removed and given to sick person. Rest of blood is given back to donor. |
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plasmaphresis
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Removal of plasma.
Donor gives blood, plasma given to sick person. Rest of blood given back to donor. |
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septicemia
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bacteria in the blood
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PTT
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preoperative screening for bleeding tendencies
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CBC
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complete blood count - series of tests that include hgb, hct, RBC, WBC, etc.
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sed rate
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Increase indicates inflammatory disease, cancer or pregnancy.
Decrease indicates liver disease. |
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hemoglobin
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measurement of the amount of hgb - decrease indicates anemia
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hematocrit
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measurement of the percentage of packed RBCs in a sample of whote blood
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prothrombin time/PT/protime
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used to manage patients taking anticoagulant medicines
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autologous transfusion
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your own blood
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homologous transfusion
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someone else's blood
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anticoagulants
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commonly called "blood thinners"
i.e. Heparin, Coumadin, Warfarin, aspirin |
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CBC
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complete blood count
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HCT, Hct
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hematocrit
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HGB, Hgb, Hb
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hemoglobin
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PT, protime
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prothrombin time
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RBC
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red blood cell
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WBC
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white blood cell
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