Reds and Whites
This is the term used for blood cell production
What is haematopoiesis?
This protein is found in your red blood cells. It carries oxygen around your body and gives blood its red colour
What is haemoglobin?
This mineral makes up much of the structure of bones and teeth, and allows normal bodily movement by keeping tissue rigid, strong, and flexible
What is calcium?
We say a patient is this, when their absolute neutrophil count less than 1.0 X 10^9/l
What is neutropenic?
This is the extended term for PICC
What is peripherally inserted central catheter?
The term used for peripheral blood sample collection
What is venepuncture?
If a haematology patient's haemoglobin is under this level, we would typically give them packed red blood cells
What is 80?
This imaging test that requires patients to fast can help reveal the extent of lymphoma spread
What is a positron emission tomography (PET) scan?
This disease is the most common type of leukemia in adults
What is acute myeloid leukemia?
This is the time a patient needs to lie on their back following a bone marrow biopsy
What is 30 minutes to 1 hour?
These are the cells that constantly patrol the blood stream for signs of microbial infection
What are neutrophils?
Made in the kidneys, this hormone is the major stimulator of red blood cell production
What is Erythropoietin (EPO)?
This test is the gold standard test to diagnose lymphomas
What is an excision biopsy?
This is the term used for immature blood cells
What are blasts?
This device is used in blood product administration when the patient has cold agglutinins
What is a blood warmer?
These are the cells that results from antigen-activated B cells
What are plasma cells?
A person with type AB blood can receive transfusions of these blood types
What are types O, A, B, AB?
This type of broken bone is caused by disease, often by the spread of cancer to the bone
What is a pathological fracture?
Neutropenia plus this is considered a medical emergency
What is a fever greater than 38C?
This oncological emergency occurs before or after chemotherapy, and is characterised by hyperuricaemia, hyperkalaemia, hyperphosphataemia, secondary hypocalcaemia and uraemia
What is tumour lysis syndrome (TLS)?
This immune cell is part of your adaptive immunity. They mature in the thymus gland and go on to kill viruses and cancer cells.
What are T Cells?
This blood condition occurs when your red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be replaced
What is haemolytic anaemia?
This disease of the plasma cells is characterized by the abnormal increase of M protein and bone disease
What is Multiple Myeloma?
This malignant condition is characterised by the proliferation of reed sternberg cells in the lymph nodes
What is Hodgkin Lymphoma?
This highly effective implant provides long-term access to the cerebrospinal fluid and has simplified administration of antimicrobials, antifungals, antineoplastic, and analgesic medications directly into the brain
What is an Ommaya reservoir?