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HHS Blood, Lymph, an
Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anemia | Oxygen Carrying capacity of blood is deficient |
| Erythropenia | Decrease in Circulating RBC’s |
| Hypochromasia | Decrease in the amount of hemoglobin |
| Hematocrit | Decrease in the volume of packed erythrocytes |
| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | Infectious Disease caused by Human Immuniodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
| Allergy | Acquired abnormal immune response |
| Autoimmune Disease | Failure of body to distinguish between self and non-self |
| Myasthenia Gravis | Autoimmune Disorder; Affects the Nueromuscular Junction |
| Exacerbations & Remissions | Exacerbations are flare ups Remissions are latency (hidden/undistinguishable) periods |
| Edema | Abnormal accumulation of fluids in the intercellular spaces of the body |
| Hypoproteinemia | A decrease in the blood protein level |
| Ascites | Closely associated to Edema; Fluid collects in the peritoneal or pleural cavity |
| Hemophilia | Is a hereditary disorder in which the blood-clotting mechanism is impaired; Sex gene linked; Hematomas, and hemarthrosis |
| Infectious Mononucleosis | “kissing disease”; Acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus; Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly |
| Leukemia | oncological disorder of the blood-forming organs, characterized by an overgrowth (proliferation) of blood cells Often the white blood cells |
| Hodgkin Disease | A malignant disease of the lymph system, primarily the lymph nodes |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | Malignancy of connective tissue, including bone, fat, muscle, and fibrous tissue. |
| Bacteremia | Presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream usually transient in nature |
| Graft Rejection | Destruction of a transplanted organ or tissue by the recipient’s immune system |
| Graft-Versus-Host Disease | After bone marrow transplant, the immune cells in the transplanted marrow produce antibodies against the host’s tissues |
| Hematoma | Localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel |
| Hemolysis | Destruction of RBC’s with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid |
| Lymphadenopathy | Any disease of the lymph nodes |
| Septicemia | Serious, life-threatening bloodstream infection that may arise from other infections (blood infection or blood poisoning) |
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