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| Partial thromboplastin time |
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| a blood clotting test often done at the same time as the prothrombin time to test other clotting factors |
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| red blood cell, red blood count |
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| What two things can RBC stand for? |
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| number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter or mircroliter of blood |
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| abbreviation for microliter |
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| cubic millimeter abbreviation |
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| red blood cell morphology |
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| microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells |
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| white blood cell, or white blood count |
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| What two things can WBC mean? |
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| number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood |
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| white blood cell differential count |
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| percentages of different types of leukocytes in the blood |
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| describes an increase in immature neutrophils in the blood |
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| separation of blood into component parts and removal of a select portion from the blood |
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| plasma is removed from the patient and fresh plasma is given |
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| whole blood or cells are taken from a donor and infused into a patient |
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| collection and later reinfusion of a patient's own blood or blood components |
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| preparation of red blood cells separated from liquid plasma and administered in severe anemia to restore levels of hemoglobin and red cells without overdiluting the blood with excess fluid |
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| microscopic examination of a core of bone marrow removed with a needle |
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| bone marrow also may be removed by brief suction produced by a syringe |
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| hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
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| peripheral stem cells from a compatible donor are administered to a recipient |
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| bone marrow transplantation |
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| transplantation of bone marrow cells |
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| graft versus host disease |
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| What does GVHD stand for? |
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| autologous bone marrow transplantation |
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| What does ABMT stand for? |
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| abbreviation for four main blood types |
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| Name the four blood types |
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| absolute neutrophil count |
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| the total WBC times a measure of the number of neutrophils present in the blood |
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| A normal ANC is about _______ cells, and less than 500 cells is __________ |
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| autologous stem cell transplantation |
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| What does ASCT stand for? |
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| abbreviation for immature white blood cells (granulocytes) |
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| abbreviation for basophils |
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