Blood System & Diseases
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| sickle cell anemia | inherited, predominantly in African ancestory, causing crescent shaped cells, abnormal hemoglobin
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| Thalassemia | Cooley's anemia, inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin
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| anemia | deficiency of erythrocytes or hemoglobin, hampering gas exchange in blood
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| Cooley's anemia | Thalassemia, inherited
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| aplastic anemia | failure to produce new blood cells in bone marrow due to benzene, meds, or idiopathic factors
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| pernicious anemia | large nonfunctioning immature blood cells due to lack of gastric juice not allowing for absorption of vitamin B12
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| hemolytic anemia | reduction in red blood cells, or fragile abnormally shaped that are easily destroyed
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| hemochromatosis | build ups of iron in the body, causing skin to be bronze, causes cardiac failure
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| erythremia | overproduction of red blood cells, upsetting normal composition and hampering circulation
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| mononucleosis | caused by Epstein-Barr virus-increased and irregular lymphocytes & lymphadenitis, rest required
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| hemophilia | hereditary, excessive bleeding caused by lack of clotting factor (viii)
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| purpura | Antibodies produced that destroy platelets, or low platelet count due to other conditions. Hampers coagulation, and causes hemorrhages in skin or mucous membranes.
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| leukemia | disease of bone marrow, abnormal production of leukocytes, treated with chemo or transplants
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| granulocytosis | increases in granulocytes due to infection, allergies, or some forms of leukemia
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| multiple myeloma | malignant tumors of plasma cells in bone marrow produce antibodies that break down marrow and bone
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| agglutination | adverse reaction caused by blood transfusion between incompatible types
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| antibodies | produced by lymphocytes, contained in the protein called globulin, and are complex protein chains, destroy antigens
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| megaloblasts | large immature erythrocytes
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| hemocytoblasts | stem cells
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| albumin | maintains body's proper concentration of water
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| globulin | contains antibodies against antigens-there are alpha, beta, and gamma
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| fibrinogen | protein that aids in clotting
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| prothrombin | protein that aids in clotting
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| eosinophils | increase in number during allergic reactions, stains red, granulocyte
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| basophils | contain heparin and histamine, stain blue-purple, granulocyte
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| neutrophils | most numerous leukocyte, polymorphonuclear, gather at infection sites to ingest bacteria
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| Thromboycte | platelet
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| Rh | antigens are (positive) or are not (negative) present on the surface of erythrocytes
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