Exam 7: Diseases of the Blood

Von Willebrand's disease is an inherited bleeding disorder that is most often diagnosed in children.

The _____ stage in the development of iron-deficiency anemia is a negative iron balance, in which the demands for iron exceed the body's ability to absorb iron from the diet.

_____ consists mostly of water, which carries nutrients, wastes, ions, hormones, clotting factors, albumin and antibodies.

_____ are small, flat red spots visible on the skin caused by spontaneous hemorrhages.

In sickle cell disease, red blood cells contain an abnormal form of _____.

_____ is a condition of an abnormally low number of red blood cells.

The _____ are disorders affecting the structure, function, or production of hemoglobin.

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura most commonly occurs as an acute problem in _____ following a viral infection.

M.A.is a 54-year-old female admitted to the hospital for sepsis.Her condition is critical because she is also showing signs of internal bleeding.She is anemic and thrombocytopenic. What life-threatening bleeding disorder is of concern to this patient? What is the best treatment for this disorder?

_____ describes a condition in which red blood cell mass is increased.

In some blood disorders, treatment with erythropoietin, a hormone secreted by the _____, will be used.

The _____ stage of iron-deficiency anemia occurs when the iron stores of the body become depleted.

_____, or white blood cells, include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes.

Old red blood cells are removed from the body by the _____.

It would take approximately three to six _____ for a normal individual to become deficient in vitamin B₁₂ if absorption were to cease abruptly.

Absolute polycythemia is also known as polycythemia _____.

The process of red blood cell formation is called _____.

Hypereosinophilia can occur in response to a _____ infection and is a normal immune response.

Treatment for sickle cell anemia is aimed at preventing sickle cell _____.

Symptoms of _____ include abdominal distress, nausea and vomiting, and burning of the tongue.