| A | B |
|---|
| blood dyscrasia | group of disorders that affect-RBC, WBC, plts |
| iron deficiency anemia | deficient in Fe-teens, children |
| sickle cell anemia | RBC sickle shaped w/ v 02 on bld |
| hemolytic anemia | premature destruction of RBC |
| pernicious anemia | lack of intrinsic factor-B12 |
| aplastic anemia | bone marrow failure |
| leukemia | ^WBCs, but immature |
| thrombocytopenia | < normal # of plts |
| hemophilia | hereditary disorder-clotting factors |
| polycythemia vera | ^RBCs by BM, short life span |
| agranulocytosis | v production of granulocytes |
| multiple myeloma | plasma cell malignancy-forms tumors |
| lymphedema | edema from obstr. lymphatic circ. |
| nonHodgkin's | malignancy in lymph glands |
| Hodgkin's | Epstein Barr virus, Reed-Sternberg cells |
| mononucleosis | by direct contact w/ saliva |
| HIV transmitted | body fluids-semen, brst milk |
| HIV antibody production | 3wk-3mo |
| acute retroviral syndrome | initial s/s of HIV infection, can last 10yrs |
| AIDS | endstage HIV infection |
| diagnosis of AIDS | T4 cell count <200, opportunistic infections |
