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Definition
three types of blood cells   Erythrocytes, Leukocytes and Platelets  
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White Blood cells   Leukocytes, and they fight infection and disease  
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Platelets   initiate blood clotting process  
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red blood cells   Erythrocytes, responsible for oxygen transplant, 120 day life span  
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Hematopoiesis   production of blood cells in the red bone marrow  
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Plasma   55% of whole body, 90-92% of water and 8-10% is dissolved substances  
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Plasma Proteins   Albumin, Globulin, Fibrinogen  
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Albumin   helps transport fatty substances  
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Globulin   gamma globulins are antibodies  
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Fibrinogen   blood clotting protein  
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hemoglobin Hgb, Hb, HBG   gives erythrocytes their red color, blood protein  
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Spleen   removes worn out erythrocytes, iron can be reused and Bilirubin is waste product disposed of by the liver  
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Granulocytes   have granules in cytoplasm, three types of Leukocytes are granulocytes  
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Agranulocytes   no granules in cytoplasm, two types of Leukocytes are agranulocytes  
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Basophils   Granulocyte; release histamine and heparin to damaged tissue  
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Eosinphils   Granulocyte; destroy parasites and increase during allergic reaction  
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Neutrophils   Granulocyte; important for phagocytes  
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Monocytes   Agranulocyte; important for phagocytes  
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Lymphocytes   Agranulocyte; provides protection through immunity  
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Platelets   older term is thrombocyte; critical in blood clotting, hemostasis  
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Type A blood   produces anti-B antibodies which attack type B and type AB blood  
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Type B blood   produces anti-A antibodies which attach type A and AB blood  
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Type 0   Universal Donor; will not react with anti-A or anti-B antibodies  
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Type AB blood   Universal receiver  
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Rh+   has Rh factor on erythrocytes, will not make anti-Rh antibodies, can recieve both Rh+ and Rh- blood transfusion  
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Rh-   does not have Rh on erythrocytes, will produce anti-Rh antibodies, can only receive Rh- blood transfusions  
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hemorrage   rapid flow of blood  
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fibrinogen   fiber producing  
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fibrinolysis   fiber destruction  
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fibrinous   pertaining to fibers  
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hemolysis, hemolytic   blood destruction  
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hematologist   blood specialist  
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erythrocytosis   too many red cells  
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leukocytosis   too may white cells  
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thrombocytosis   too many clotting cells  
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erythropenia   to few red cells  
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leukopenia   too few white cells  
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thrombopenia   too few clotting cells  
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pancytopenia   too few all cells  
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blood clot   hard collection of fibrin, blood cells and tissue debris, end result of hemostasis  
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coagulate   to convert a liquid to a solid; as in blood clotting  
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dyscrasia   general term for disease affecting blood  
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hematology   branch of medicine specializing in blood conditions; physician is a hematologist  
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hematoma   collection of blood under skin as a result of blood escaping into tissue from damaged blood vessels  
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hemostatsis   to stop bleeding or stagnation of blood flow through tissues  
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packed cells   transfusion of only blood cells without cells  
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whole blood   mixture of both plasma and formed elements  
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hemophilia   genetic disorder, blood fails to clot due to lack of one clotting factor  
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hyperlipidemia   excessive level of lipids in the blood stream, risk factor for atherosclerosis  
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anemia   group of conditions characterized by a reduction in number of RBCs or the amount of hemoglobin; results in less oxygen reaching tissues  
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aplastic anemia   severe anemia in which red bone marrow stops making sufficient blood cells; may require bone marrow transplant  
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hemolytic anemia   results from exessive loss of RBCs  
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iron deficiency anemia   results from insufficient amount of iron to make hemoglobin for RBCs  
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pernicious anemia   insufficient absorption of vitamin B12; unable to make enough RBCs  
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Polycythemia vera   condition of having too many RBCs; blood is too thick and flows sluggishly  
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sicke cell anemai   gentetic disorder where RBCs take on abnormal sicke shape; become more fragile leading to hemolytic anemia  
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leukemia   cancer of white blood cell-forming portion of red bone marrow; results in large number of abnormal and immature WBCs cirulating in blood stream  
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Blood culture & sensitivity (C&S)   blood is incubated to identify infecting bacteria and then test determines best antibiotic to use  
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complete blood count (CBC)   set of blood tests; RBC count, WBC count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood cell differential, and plateet count  
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)   determines rate at which RBCs settle in a test tube; indicates presence of inflammation in body  
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Hematocrit (HCT, Hct, crit)   measures volume of RBCs  
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hemoglobin test (Hgb, Hb)   measures how long needed for blood to coagulate and form a clot  
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red blood cell count (RBC)   measures number of RBCs  
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White blood cell count (WBC)   measures number of leukocytes  
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white blood cell differential (diff)   determines the number of each type of WBC  
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