Blood disorders

Question 1

anemia

Answer 1

lack of healthy red blood cells, it can make you feel weak and tired

Question 2

sickle cell anemia

Answer 2

results from production of abnormal form of hemoglobin, causes red blood cells to become sickle shaped at low oxygen levels.

Question 3

embolism/ embolus

Answer 3

a sudden blocking of an artery caused by an object becoming lodged

Question 4

erythrocytosis

Answer 4

increase in red blood cell mass

Question 5

hematocrit

Answer 5

the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by cellular elements

Question 6

hematology

Answer 6

the study of blood and its disorders

Question 7

hematuria

Answer 7

the presence of blood in the urine

Question 8

hemolytic disease of the newborn

Answer 8

condition in which fetal red blood cells are destroyed by maternal antibodies

Question 9

hemophilia

Answer 9

inherited disorders characterized by inadequate production of clotting factors

Question 10

hypoxia

Answer 10

low tissue oxygen levels

Question 11

jaundice

Answer 11

condition characterized by yellow skin and eyes, results from abnormally high levels of bilirubin in the plasma

Question 12

leukemia

Answer 12

cancer of blood forming tissues characterized by extremely elevated levels of circulating white blood cells

Question 13

leukopenia

Answer 13

inadequate numbers of white bloods cells in the bloodstream

Question 14

phlebotomy

Answer 14

process of drawing blood

Question 15

polycythemia

Answer 15

elevated hematocrit accompanied by a normal blood volume

Question 16

septicemia

Answer 16

dangerous condition in which bacteria and bacterial toxins are distributed throughout the body in the bloodstream

Question 17

thalassemia

Answer 17

inherited blood disorder resulting from the production of an abnormal form of hemoglobin

Question 18

thrombus

Answer 18

blood clot attached to the internal surface of a blood vessel

Question 19

transfusion

Answer 19

procedure in which blood components are given to someone to restore blood volume or to remedy some deficiency in blood composition

Question 20

venipuncture

Answer 20

puncturing of a vein for any purpose, including the withdrawal of blood or the administration of medication