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Hematology
1st Year Medicine Hematology
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Immunology
Professional
10/21/2012

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Term
SLE
Definition
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Term
Preeclampsia
Definition
High blood pressure in pregnancy
Term
HELLP
Definition
Hemolysis
Elevated Liver enzymes
Low Platelets

All in Pregnancy
Term
MAHA
Definition
Micro Angiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
Identified through anemia and schistocytes on blood smear
Term
UFH
Definition
Unfractioned heparin
Term
LMWH
Definition
low molecular weight heparin
Term
HIT
Definition
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
Term
ADAMTS13
Definition
Metalloproteinase that cleaves von Willebrand factor and inhibits its activity
Term
DIC
Definition
Disseminated Intravenous Coagulation
Term
HTN
Definition
Hypertension
Term
Empeyema
Definition
A collection of pus in the space between the lung and the chest wall (pleural space)
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