Blood Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Polycythemia
A
abnormal excess of erythrocytes
2
Q
Anemia
A
when erythrocyte levels or hemoglobin concentrations are low
3
Q
Sickle cell disease
A
- inherited condition
- resulting from defective hemoglobin molecule
- erythrocytes distorted into sickle cell shapes
4
Q
Leukemia
A
form of cancer and classified as lymphoblastic or myeloblastic
5
Q
Thrombocytopenia
A
abnormally low concentration of thrombocytes
