Exam 7: Diseases of the Blood

_____ is the iron-containing molecule found in red blood cells.

Of the various folic acid stores in the body, half of folic acid amounts are located in the liver.

_____ is a frequent complication of cancer chemotherapy or medical immune suppression.

Blood clotting, or _____, involves many different plasma proteins that form a blood clot.

Folic acid is synthesized by many different types of plants and _____.

Thalassemias are the most common genetic disorder in the world.

_____ intravascular coagulation is a potentially life-threatening condition that involves destruction of platelets.

In the lungs, hemoglobin binds to oxygen, becoming _____.

The surgical removal of the _____ is recommended in cases of inherited causes of hemolytic anemia.

_____ hypereosinophilic syndrome occurs mainly in males between the ages of 20 and 50.

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is an _____ disease.

Eosinophilia-_____ syndrome is a chronic, multisystem disease with a spectrum of clinical symptoms and a progressive and potentially fatal illness.

Because of the increased concentration of blood cells in patients with _____, a patient may experience itching and pain in their fingers and toes.

Vitamin _____ is a fat-soluble vitamin that is synthesized by intestinal bacteria.

Unlike other anemias, hemolytic anemia produces increased serum levels of _____.

In sickle cell disease, crystals continue to form as _____ is released, and the red cells assume a sickled shape.

Jaundice and enlargement of the spleen occurs with anemia caused by _____, or red blood cell death.

The underlying cause of impaired erythropoiesis in megaloblastic anemia is deficiency in vitamin _____ and/or folic acid.

A _____ is used to diagnose malignant blood disorders and increases or decreases in blood counts.

Plasma contains the protein _____, which promotes the blood's ability to hold water and maintain pressure inside the blood vessels.