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Chapter8
Question | Answer |
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anticoagulant | prevents clot formation |
aplastic anemia | loss of red bone marrow |
blood culture and sensivitiy | blood specimen |
coagulate | form blood clot |
embolus | floating clot |
sedimentation | imflammatory disease |
hematocrit | measures blood volume |
hematoma | bruise |
hemophilia | lack of clotting factor |
leukemia | cancer of white blood cells |
PA | insufficient amount of B12 |
phelbotomy | venipuncture |
polycythemia vera | blood becomes too thick |
prothrombin time | measures how fast blood can clot |
septicemia | bacteria in bloodstream |
SMAC | machine blood chemestry tests |
serum | blood clotting factors removed |
sickle cell anemia | occurs in african desent |
thalassemia | inherited blood disorder |
thrombolytic therapy | administrating medication dissolving blood clots |
white blood cell diff | each type of leukocyte |
hypoglycemia | insufficient sugar |
hyperlipemia | exsessive fat |
hemostasis | stopping of blood |
hematopoiesis | blood formation |