| A | B |
|---|
| Polycythemia | over production of RBCs causing an unhealthy increase in the number of RBCs in the bloodstream. |
| Aplastic anemia | low production of RBC due to damaged bone marrow |
| Hemolytic anemia | decreased number of RBC due to exposure to toxic chemicals |
| Iron-Deficiency Anemia | low hemoglobin in the RBCs causing a decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity. |
| Sickle-Cell Anemia | abnormally shaped RBC due to a defective gene / protein causing a disruption in blood flow. |
| Leukopenia | low level of WBCs in the bloodstream |
| Leukocytosis | abnormally high level of WBCs in the bloodstream |
| Leukemia | abnormally high number of immature, defective WBC due to a cancer in the bone marrow. |
| Thrombosis | an abnormal blood clot forming in a blood vessel |
| Embolism | an abnormal blood clot moving through the blood stream |
| Hemophilia | inherited blood disorder caused by platelets unable to or to slow to clot |
| Thrombocytopenia | a condition marked by a decrease in the numbers of platelets. |
