Diseases of the Blood
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the liquid portion of blood | plasma
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3 types of blood cells suspended in blood plasma | red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets (thrombocytes)
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cell type which carries oxygen to tissues of the body and removes carbon dioxide | red blood cells
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erythrocytes | red blood cells
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leukocytes | white blood cells
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cell type important in the body's defense mechanisms, especially phagocytosis and antibody formation | white blood cells
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cell type involved in the process of clot formation | platelets
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another name for platelets | thrombocytes
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refers to a decrease in the number of red blood cells/hemoglobin | anemia
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disease resulting in a diminished supply of oxygen to the tissues of the body | anemia
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signs and symptoms of this disease include weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, and light headedness | anemia
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type of anemia characterized by decreased production of red blood cells | primary anemia
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type of anemia characterized by increased loss or destruction of red blood cells (hemolytic) | secondary anemia
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a type of anemia resulting from lack of Vitamin B12 (an intrinsic factor is lacking). Is this a primary or secondary anemia? | pernicious anemia, primary anemia
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signs and symptoms of this type of anemia are a smooth, red, painful tongue, and damage to the nervous system | pernicious anemia
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type of anemia characterized by a virtual stoppage of red blood cell production in the bone marrow, is this a primary or secondary anemia? | aplastic anemia, primary anemia
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this type of anemia may result from radiation poisoning | aplastic anemia
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type of anemia characterized by abnormal crescent-shaped red blood cells, primary or secondary anemia? | sickle-cell anemia, secondary anemia
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type of anemia where there is a blood incompatibility between mother and fetus, primary or secondary anemia? | erythroblastosis fetalis, secondary anemia
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refers to an increase in the number of circulating white blood cells | leukocytosis
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a malignancy of the hemopoietic tissues in the body and is sometimes referred to as cancer of the blood | leukemia
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decrease in white blood cells | leukopenia
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increase in the number of blood cells in the body | polycthemia
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increase in red blood cells | erythrocytosis
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hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a greatly prolonged clotting time for blood | hemophilia
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decreased number of platelets (thrombocytes) in the blood, leads to a tendency to hemorrhage | thrombocytopenia
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when Factor VIII is missing, it causes hemophilia ____ | A
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when Factor IX is missing, it causes hemophilia ___ | B
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hemophilia B is also known as | Christmas disease
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widespread, spontaneous hemorrhages into the skin and mucous membranes | purpura
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bruse-like patches of hemorrhage under the skin | ecchymosis
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small, red spots of hemorrhage often described as pinpoint hemorrhages | petechiae
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