HLTH 354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Plateletpheresis, Reticulocyte
13 Aug 2018
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White blood cells: leukocytes: cells that ght infection, protect the body from invasion, different types of white blood cells that ght different types of infections (neutrophils, lymphocytes, basophils, and eosinophils) Platelets: thrombocytes: small scab-makers of the body that patch things up, smallest cells in the blood. Lymphatic system: lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels: carry immune proteins to all parts of the body, lymph nodes & spleen: lters in the body. De nition: reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by weakness and fatigue ecchymosis eh-kih-moh-sis. De nition: large bruise word analysis an/emia no/blood condition from greek, for to pour out. De nition: mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue hemophilia. De nition: condition in which the blood doesn"t clot, thus causing excessive bleeding hemorrhage. De nition: injury to tissue that occurs after blood. De nition: condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells elliptocyte ee-lip-toh-sait.
