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Anemia Disorders

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Condition
Definition
Normocytic   anemia w/ normal sized rbc  
Normochomic   hemoglobin # normal  
RDW   Red cell distribution width; blood test measuring rbc size  
Anisocytosis   anemia w/ various-sized rbc  
Poikilocytosis   anemia w/ various-shaped  
Hamatopoiesis   formation of blood or blood cells  
Erythropoiesis   production of rbc  
Granulopoiesis   production of granylocyte  
Erythropoietin   glycoprotein hormone by kidney stimulating BM for rbc production  
Blood Indices   MCV. MCH. MCHC  
MCV   mean corpuscular volume (size)  
MCH   mean corpuscular hemoglobin, hbg/rbc  
MCHC   mean corpuscular hbg concentration; hgb/hct  
Blood   5 liter in adult human, 6 - 8% total body wt., should only exist in circulatory system  
Capillaries   microscopi tubules, not in cornea and cartilage  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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