leukemia

Question 1

 Abnormally low WBC count

Answer 1

 Leukopenia

Question 2

Leukocytosis

Answer 2

Abnormally high WBC coun

Question 3

Extremely high WBC count

Answer 3

leukemia

Question 4

Causes of leukopenia

Answer 4

 Blood cell or bone marrow conditions. These include:
 Cancer and treatments for cancer. Different types of cancer,
including leukemia, can lead to leukopenia. …
 Congenital problems. Congenital disorders are present at birth. …
 Infectious diseases. …
 Autoimmune disorders. …  Malnutrition. …  Medications. …  Sarcoidosis

Question 5

What are these the causes of?:  anything that causes long-term inflammation, including injuries and
arthritis.
 reaction to some drug such as steroids, lithium, and some inhalers.
 some kinds of leukemia.  a reaction to emotional or physical stress from things like
anxiety, surgery, and exercise.  having the spleen removed

Answer 5

Causes of leukocytosis

Question 6

a type of cancer found in the blood and bone marrow,
is caused by the rapid production of abnormal white blood cells.

Answer 6

 Leukemia.

Question 7

Why is high levels of abnormal wbcs bad?

Answer 7

The high number of abnormal white blood cells are not able to
fight infection, and they impair the ability of the bone marrow to
produce red blood cells and platelets

Question 8

s a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic
system, which removes excess fluids from your body and
produces immune cells.

Answer 8

lymphoma

Question 9

Abnormal lymphocytes become

Answer 9

e lymphoma cells, which multiply
and collect in the lymph nodes and other tissues. Over time, these cancerous cells impair the immune system.

Question 10

a cancer of the plasma cells. Plasma cells are white
blood cells that produce disease- and infection-fighting antibodies
in your body

Answer 10

Myeloma

Question 11

Myeloma cells prevent

Answer 11

the normal production of antibodies,
leaving your body’s immune system weakened and susceptible to
infection

Question 12

4 main types of leukemia,

Answer 12

• Acute myeloid (or myelogenous) leukemia (AML)
• Chronic myeloid (or myelogenous) leukemia (CML)
• Acute lymphocytic (or lymphoblastic) leukemia (ALL)
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL

Question 13

s a cancer of the myeloid line of
blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells
that build up in the bone marrow and blood and interfere with
normal blood cells

Answer 13

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML

Question 14

caused by a DNA mutation in
the stem cells in the bone marrow that produce red blood cells,
platelets and infection-fighting white blood cells.

Answer 14

AML