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Week 3 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hemostasis | Process of controlled clotting resulting in localized clotting in damaged blood vessels to prevent excessive blood loss while continuing perfusion to all other areas. |
| Perfusion | Total arterial blood flow through the tissues (peripheral perfusion) and blood flow that is pumped by the heart (central perfusion.) |
| Petechiae | Reddish-purple pinpoint hemorrhagic lesions on the skin (mostly around the face) |
| Anemia | Reduction of the number of the RBC's, the amount of hemoglobin, or the hematocrit. |
| Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) | Clotting disorder causing thrombosis and hemorrhage |
| Leukemia | Blood cancer with uncontrolled production of immature WBC's in the bone marrow. |
| leukopenia | Reduction in WBC's |
| Neutropenia | Lower than normal neutrophils in the blood |
| Pancytopenia | deficiency of RBC, WBC and platelets |
| Sickle Cell Disease | Genetic DO with a mutation in the gene for the beta chains of hemoglobin that causes, chronic anemia, pain, disability, organ damage, increased risk for infection, and early death as a result of poor blood perfusion |
| thrombocytopenia | reduction in the amount of circulating platelets from reduced platelet production |