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- 2. refers to bone marrow failure processes.
- 3. One ___ hemoglobin can carry 1.34 mL of oxygen
- 5. cell structures that assemble amino acids into proteins.
- 10. combined staining method.
- 11. describes RBCs of normal size.
- 14. plasma protein increasing ESR.
- 18. hereditary anemia affecting hemoglobin.
- 20. describes RBCs larger than normal.
- 21. stain for reticulocytes.
- 22. a whole blood specimen for cyanmethemoglobin method is placed in a tube containing __
- 24. average concentration of hemoglobin in an RBC.
- 25. uses a shorter tube in ESR determination
- 27. relating to nitric oxide, which hemoglobin can transport.
- 29. absolute number of reticulocytes in blood.
- 30. stain used for RBC and parasite studies.
- 32. ____'s method is also known as the cover glass & slide method
- 35. WBC enumeration by type.
- 36. ESR method used in hospitals
- 37. Romanowsky-type blood stain.
- 39. In Hb dissociation curve, HbS causes___ shift
- 40. basic dye staining acidic components.
- 47. reticulocyte percentage corrected for low hematocrit.
- 49. immature RBC containing residual RNA.
- 51. synthesis of proteins from mRNA.
- 52. process of converting DNA to mRNA.
- 55. ABOUT 2-3% people of west-african descent are heterozygous for _____
- 56. abnormally shaped RBC (distinct from “poikilocytosis”).
- 57. lipid elevation that falsely increases MCH.
- 59. polychrome stain for blood smears.
- 60. process of RBC settling.
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- 1. RBCs with reduced hemoglobin concentration.
- 4. stacked RBC formation.
- 6. rate of RBC settling in one hour.
- 7. If Micro Landau method is a micromethod for HCT determination, what is wintrobe method classified as?
- 8. index showing bone marrow response adequacy.
- 9. average hemoglobin content per RBC.
- 12. vitamin B12 is also known as:
- 13. unit of measurement for MCV
- 14. vitamin needed for RBC maturation.
- 15. initial clumping phase in ESR.
- 16. plasma protein enhances RBC settling.
- 17. Alpha thalassemia lack ___ chains
- 19. decreased blood pH.
- 23. Beta thalassemia lack ___ chains
- 26. smear scanning technique.
- 28. plasma protein that decreases ESR.
- 31. systematic scanning pattern for smears.
- 33. alternating field scanning method.
- 34. RBCs with increased hemoglobin concentration.
- 38. substance used to preserve stained smears.
- 41. anticoagulant interfering with MCH measurement.
- 42. method of ESR determination that can be done within 15 minutes instead of an hour
- 43. type of anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
- 44. developing RBC in the bone marrow.
- 45. increased blood pH.
- 46. average volume of a red blood cell.
- 48. acute ___ poisoning is one of the possible causes of a decreased RPI
- 49. index indicating variation in RBC size.
- 50. test done with ESR to monitor for inflammation
- 53. change in leukocyte maturity pattern.
- 54. acidic dye staining basic cell components.
- 58. In Hb dissociation curve, HbF causes___ shift
