Disorders
Any disorder of the blood.
What is a hematologic disorder?
A common complaint of patients with anemia
What is decreased energy?
Associated with decreased levels of neutrophils.
What is vitamin B12 deficiency?
Iron-rich protein in the blood that carries O2
What is hemoglobin?
The liquid portion of blood
What is plasma?
A bleeding or clotting abnormality.
What is a hemostatic disorder?
A frequent complication of leukemia
What is frequent bleeding?
A lower than normal WBC may indicate:
What is a viral infection?
Another name for white blood cells
Accounts for 8% of total body weight
What is blood?
Associated with low levels of eosinophils.
What is Cushing Disease?
A major cause of death in hemophilia patients
What is intracranial bleeding?
A typical cause of iron-deficiency anemia is:
What is gastrointestinal bleeding?
A- blood is known as
What is a permissible donor type for AB+ blood?
The greatest proportion of formed blood elements
What are red blood cells?
Associated with a low level of lymphocytes.
What is Hodgkin disease?
A life-threatening endocrine emergency marked by hypothermia, severely slowed bodily functions, and altered mental status
What is Myxedema coma?
A common cause of anemia
What is acute blood loss?
A permissible donor for O+ blood
What is B+ blood?
Clotting factors working together to form fibrin
What is the clotting cascade?
Associated with lymphocytopenia due to damage to the spleen and chronic systemic inflammation.
What is sickle cell disease?
As multiple myeloma progresses, a patient would most likely experience
What is spontaneous fractures?
A deficiency of factor VIII
What is Type A hemophilia?
Male patients with polycythemia are usually treated with phlebotomy to maintain hematocrit levels at ___%
What is 45%?
Cells that can develop into other types of cells in the body
What are stem cells?