Hematology Review (Unit 3)

5. term used to describe low red blood cells cells
8. this type of WBC kills bacteria, fungi and foreign debris
11. term used to describe low platelets
13. patients most at risk for this type of anemia are Black or African Americans
17. patients most at risk for this disorder are of Greek, Italian or Middle Eastern descent
18. inherited disorder in which there is a deficiency of specific clotting factors

1. term used to describe high white blood cells
2. patients most at risk for this disorder are white or hispanic
3. term used to describe high platelets
4. term used to describe low white blood cells
6. disorder in which there is uncontrolled, rapid cellar reproduction and maturation which causes over proliferation of RBCs
7. acute condition in which small clots utilize all of the body's clotting factors, then resulting in the inability to clot (abbreviation)
9. disorder in which abnormal plasma cells multiply out of control in the bone marrow
10. disorder in which immature, nonfunctioning WBCs spill into the bloodstream then infiltrate tissues, like the spleen and liver
12. a low platelet count that can trigger spontaneous hemorrhage
14. this type of WBC fights viruses, makes antibodies and occurs as T and B cells
15. this type of WBC cleans up damaged cells
16. type of inherited anemia that causes RBCs to become rigid, rough, elongated forming a crescent shape