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NUR342#4

Hematologic and lymphatic systems terminology

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Agranulocytosis a symptom complex characterized by decreased granulocytes and by lesions of the throat, other mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, and skin; most cases are complications of drug therapy, radiation, or exposure to chemicals.
Anemia : a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
aneurism a sac formed by localized dilatation of the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart.aneurys´mal
CBC routine analysis performed on a sample of blood taken from the patient's vein with a needle and vacuum tube.
CBC with diff Test checks for disorders like anemia, infection, and many other infections
dyscrasia An unhealthy condition, especially an imbalance of physiologic or constitutional elements, often of the blood
embolus Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it.
HCT or Hct Hematocrit is a blood test that measures the number of red blood cells and the size of red blood cells. It gives a percentage of red blood cells found in whole blood. This test is almost always ordered as part of a complete blood count.
Hematologic Disorders of the blood and blood forming tissues
Hgb or Hb Hemoglobin
Hemophilia is a rare, inherited bleeding disorder in which your blood doesn’t clot normally.
Ischemia is a restriction in blood supply, generally due to factors in the blood vessels, with resultant damage or dysfunction of tissue.
Leukocytopenia Abnormal decrease in the number of leukocytes in the blood (white blood cells that help to combat infection).
Lymphadenopathy is a term meaning "disease of the lymph nodes." It is, however, almost synonymously used with "swollen/enlarged lymph nodes".
R/O Medical abbreviation for rule out.
Thrombocytopenia is the presence of relatively few platelets in blood
WBC White blood cell
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