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Chapter8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |