AAMI Intro to Pathology Unit 6 Study Guide Exam And Actual Answers.
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PN 3006
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Penia - Answer this suffix denotes a decrease in the number of cells.
Cytosis - Answer this suffix denoted an increase in the number of cells.
Leukocytosis - Answer is an abnormal increase in the number of circulating white blood cells.
Leukocytosis - Answer is a transient resp...
AAMI Intro to Pathology Unit 6 Study
Guide Exam And Actual Answers.
Penia - Answer this suffix denotes a decrease in the number of cells.
Cytosis - Answer this suffix denoted an increase in the number of cells.
Leukocytosis - Answer is an abnormal increase in the number of circulating white blood cells.
Leukocytosis - Answer is a transient response to inflammation and/or infection.
Leukocytosis - Answer is commonly seen with bacterial infections.
Leucopenia - Answer this is the mirror image of Leukocytosis.
Leucopenia - Answer is an abnormal decrease in the number of circulating white blood cells.
Leucopenia - Answer is seen in tuberculosis, measles, mumps, and influenza.
Anemia - Answer is a decrease in the number of red blood cells; a decrease in the amount of
hemoglobin; or a combination of both of these.
Anemia - Answer Causes of ____________
- a decrease in red blood cell production.
- an increase in red blood cell destruction.
- a loss of red blood cells (bleeding ulcers, malingancies, or excess menstrual bleeding)
Anemia - Answer Symptoms of ____________
- Pallor (paleness) in the mucous membranes.
, - Fatigue and weakness due to decreased oxygen delivery to the tissues
- Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
- Tachycardia (increased heart rate) because of the inadequate amount of oxygen.
Primary Anemia - Answer anemia due to red blood cell or associated problem.
Secondary Anemia - Answer anemia as the result of another disease; such as persistent bleeding,
leukemia, cancer
Leukemia - Answer a group of malignant disease characterized by replacement of bone marrow with
proliferating white blood cells.
Leukemia - Answer actually a malignant tumor of the blood forming tissue.
Leukemia - Answer characterized by an uncontrolled over production of white blood cells which
prevents the immature blood cells (erythroblasts) from maturing into erythrocytosis.
Leukemia - Answer there is a reduction in erythrocytosis and a decrease in platelets (thrombocytes)
Leukemia - Answer considered to be cancer of the blood or cancer of white blood cells.
Leukemia - Answer the etiology of this disease is difficult to pinpoint.
Leukemia - Answer can be classified as acute of chronic depending on the relative maturity of the
leukemic cells. More immature cells are seen in acute leukemia and more fully developed cells are the
hallmark of chronic leukemia. Depending on the specific cell line affected, the leukemia is classidied as
lymphocytic or myelogenous.
Leukemia - Answer symptoms of this disease include:
- swollen spleen
- fever
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