Ch 8 Blood and Lymphatic System - Plan and Abbreviations

Question 1

anticoagulant

Answer 1

drug that prevents coagulation of blood

Question 2

hemostatic

Answer 2

drug that stops the flow of blood

Question 3

thrombolytic

Answer 3

drug that breaks down clots

Question 4

laparosplenectomy

Answer 4

surgical removal of spleen through the abdomen

Question 5

lymphadenectomy

Answer 5

surgical removal of lymph gland (node)

Question 6

lympadenotomy

Answer 6

incision into lymph gland (node)

Question 7

nephrosplenopexy

Answer 7

surgical fixation of the spleen and a kidney

Question 8

splenectomy

Answer 8

surgical removal of spleen

Question 9

thymectomy

Answer 9

surgical removal of thymus

Question 10

tonsillectomy

Answer 10

surgical removal of a tonsil

Question 11

aphresis

Answer 11

general term for a process, like dialysis, that draws out a Pt’s blood, removes something from it, them returns the rest of the blood to the body

Question 12

cytaphresis

Answer 12

aphresis to remove cellular material

Question 13

plasmaphresis

Answer 13

aphresis to remove plasma

Question 14

plateletphresis

Answer 14

aphresis to remove platelets (for donation purposes)

Question 15

transfusion

Answer 15

infusion into a Pt’s blood from another source

Question 16

AIDS

Answer 16

acquired immunodeficiency syndrom

Question 17

ALL

Answer 17

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Question 18

AML

Answer 18

acute myeloid leukemia

Question 19

BMT

Answer 19

bone marrow transplant

Question 20

CBC

Answer 20

complete blood count

Question 21

CML

Answer 21

chronic myeloid leukemia

Question 22

DIC

Answer 22

disseminated intravascular coagulopathy

Question 23

EBV

Answer 23

Epstein-Barr virus

Question 24

HSM

Answer 24

hepatosplenomegaly

Question 25

HUS

Answer 25

hemolytic uremic syndrom

Question 26

INR

Answer 26

international normalized ratio

Question 27

ITP

Answer 27

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Question 28

IV

Answer 28

intravenous

Question 29

IVIG

Answer 29

intravenous immunoglobin

Question 30

LAD

Answer 30

lymphadenopathy

Question 31

NCAT

Answer 31

no cervical adenopathy or tenderness

Question 32

PLT

Answer 32

platelet count

Question 33

PT

Answer 33

prothrombin time

Question 34

RBC

Answer 34

red blood count; red blood cell

Question 35

TTP

Answer 35

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Question 36

WBC

Answer 36

white blood count; white blood cell

Question 37

Hct

Answer 37

hematocrit

Question 38

Hgb

Answer 38

hemoglobin

Question 39

ESR

Answer 39

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Question 40

PTT

Answer 40

partial thromboplastin time