This class was created by Brainscape user Amelie Avenido. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

Decks in this class (89)

1 Initial Approach to the Patient: History and Physical Examination
Used to establish semiquantitativ...,
In patients with fever of unknown...,
A prolonged cyclic fever first as...
24  cards
2 Examination of Blood and Marrow Cells
Red cell parameters that are dire...,
Red cell parameters that are derived,
Formula for hematocrit
82  cards
3 Consultative Hematology
The most common type of anemia in...,
The most common type of anemia in...,
The most common source of occult ...
67  cards
4 Structure of the Marrow and the Hematopoietic Microenvironment
The most primitive pool consists ...,
The earliest hematopoietic cells ...,
Most primitive blood cells produc...
50  cards
5 The Organization and Structure of Lymphoid Tissues
Site for development of thymic de...,
The thymus is located in the ____...,
The thymus receives its blood sup...
58  cards
6 Hematology of the Fetus and the Newborn
The appearance of primitive eryth...,
Primitive erythroblasts have extr...,
In humans primitive erythroblasts...
61  cards
7 Hematology During Pregnancy
Maternal blood volume increases b...,
Plasma volume begins to rise earl...,
Erythropoietin levels increase th...
70  cards
8 Hematology in Older Persons
Genetically determined syndromes ...,
Single gene mutation in werner sy...,
A mutation in the lamin a lmna ge...
34  cards
28 Pharmacology and Toxicity of Antineoplastic Drugs
For bilirubin 15 mg dl reduce ini...,
For bilirubin 30 mg dl reduce ini...,
True or falseindividual agents in...
21  cards
30 Therapeutic Apheresis: Indications, Efficacy and Complications
Category i,
Category ii,
Category iii
61  cards
31 Treatment of Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
Currently a little more than half...,
Of gram positive pathogens ______...,
Bacteria increasing in frequency ...
58  cards
32 Antithrombotic Therapy
The most common adverse effect of...,
Decrease fibrin formation by inhi...,
Inhibit platelet function
114  cards
35 Clinical Manifestations and Classification of Erythrocyte Disorders
In an average person the red cell...,
The oxygen carrying capacity of n...,
Its actions include respiratory c...
30  cards
36 Aplastic Anemia: Acquired and Inherited
The diagnosis of aplastic anemia ...,
The highest frequency of aplastic...,
The male to female incidence rati...
61  cards
37 Pure Red Cell Aplasia
The diagnosis applied to isolated...,
Cardinal findings of pure red cel...,
A disease of ribosomal biogenesis
31  cards
38 Anemia of Chronic Disease
Term more reflective of the patho...,
A condition that presents similar...,
An anemia similar to ai is seen i...
37  cards
39 Erythropoietic Effects if Endocrine Disorders
True or falseanemia is a well rec...,
A normocytic normochromic anemia ...,
True or falseglucocorticoids inte...
13  cards
41 Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Pnh arises from clonal expansion ...,
True or falseparoxysmal nocturnal...,
The clinical manifestations of pn...
50  cards
42 Folate, Cobalamin and Megaloblastic Anemias
To form a functional compound fol...,
Enzyme that catalyzes both fa fh2...,
Stable form of folic acid and the...
153  cards
43 Iron Metabolism
Iron components in the average pe...,
Hemoglobin which is _____ iron by...,
One milliliter of packed erythroc...
49  cards
44 Iron Deficiency and Overload
The earliest stage of iron defici...,
Characterized by absent storage i...,
Most advanced stage of iron defic...
127  cards
45 Anemia Resulting from other Nutritional Deficiencies
True or falsechronic deprivation ...,
Patients receiving therapy with t...,
True or falsepantothenic acid def...
27  cards
46 Anemia associated with Marrow Infiltration
Refers to anemia resulting from t...,
Referred to as findings accompani...,
Invasion is the primary process o...
12  cards
47 Erythrocyte Membrane Disorders
The lipid bilayer comprises appro...,
True or falsemature erythrocytes ...,
Lt regulates the fluidity of the ...
152  cards
49 Thalassemia
Thalassemia was initially called,
True or falsethe majority of qual...,
The most common thalassemia mutat...
77  cards
50 Disorders of Hemoglobin Structure: Sickle Cell Anemia and Related Abnormalities
The iron containing oxygen transp...,
Accounts for about 2 of the hb of...,
The prosthetic group of hb
145  cards
52 Fragmentation Hemolytic Anemia
Two thirds of hellp patients are ...,
Risk factors for hellp syndrome,
In a preeclamptic pregnancy the s...
26  cards
53 Erythrocyte Disorders as a result of toxic agents
A phenomenon of rapid hemolysis o...,
It is estimated that ____ of tota...,
Oxidative drugs that produce meth...
20  cards
54 Hemolytic Anemia resulting from Infections with Miroorganisms
Mechanisms that may lead to hemol...,
Mechanisms that may lead to hemol...,
The world s most common cause of ...
44  cards
55 Hemolytic Anemia resulting from Immune Injury
The two main features of immune r...,
Most cases in adults are mediated...,
Sera of some patients with hemoly...
106  cards
57 Hypersplenism and Hyposplenism
Defined as blood cytopenias in th...,
The embryonic spleen appears in t...,
Genes are essential for spleen fo...
55  cards
58 Primary and Secondary Erythrocytosis/Polycythemia
Primary polycythemic disorders th...,
Refers to those conditions in whi...,
Secondary erythrocytosis appropri...
74  cards
62 Classification and Clinical Manifestation of Neutrophil Disorders
Three childhood syndromes that ar...,
Mutation found in 70 of cases of ...,
The autosomal recessive form of s...
24  cards
63 Neutropenia and Neutrophilia
Neutropenia refers to an absolute...,
Agranulocytosis indicate severe n...,
For children from 1 month to 10 y...
63  cards
64 Disorders of Neutrophil Function
Part of a neutrophil used n locom...,
A pivotal mediator of actin dynam...,
Mutation of this protein is assoc...
170  cards
65 Eosinophils and Their Disorders
Most specific eosinophilopoietic ...,
Eosinophils persist in the circul...,
Granular proteins uniquely expres...
66  cards
66 Basophils and Mast Cells and Their Disorders
Mast cells and basophils express ...,
The most common form of mastocyto...,
Most adult patients with mastocyt...
56  cards
67 Structures, Receptors and Functions of Monocytes and Macrophages
The major lineage regulator of ne...,
The functions of mononuclear phag...,
In the presence of endothelial ce...
70  cards
69 Classification and Clinical Manifestations of Disorders of Monocytes and Macrophages
True or falsethe terms histiocyte...,
Subsets of cells in the blood mon...,
Notable examples of disorders acc...
21  cards
70 Monocytosis and Monocytopenia
Monocyte that highly phagocytic a...,
Marker of classical monocytes,
Chemokine receptor of classical m...
36  cards
71 Inflammatory and Malignant Histiocytosis
Archaic term for tissue macrophages,
Dendritic cell related histocytic...,
Macrophage related histiocytic di...
107  cards
73 The Structure of Lymphocytes and Plasma Cells
3 major blood lymphocyte function...,
Usual diameter of lymphoctes,
Mean absolute number of circulati...
50  cards
77 Classification and Clinical Manifestations of Lymphocyte and Plasma
Three major groups of lymphocyte ...,
Delayed hypersensitivity normally...,
A deficit or functional disturban...
8  cards
78 Lymphocytosis and Lymphocytopenia
Lymphocytosis is defined as an ab...,
True or falsethe normal absolute ...,
Blood film associationreactive ly...
53  cards
80 Hematologic Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Hiv 1 the virus that causes aids ...,
Hiv 1 actually comprises four dis...,
The viral type responsible for th...
82  cards
82 Classification and Clinical Manifestations of the Clonal Myeloid Disorders
Refers to the relationship of the...,
Clonal hematopoiesis as a result ...,
A somatic mutation in which an un...
92  cards
83 Polycythemia Vera
The term denoting an increased am...,
True or falsein polycythemia vera...,
A characteristic feature of pv on...
90  cards
84 Essential Thrombocythemia
True or falsethe annual incidence...,
Mutation present in the majority ...,
A jak2v617f mutation is found in ...
38  cards
85 Primary Myelofibrosis
True or falsethe the fibrosis in ...,
The only cancer in the medical le...,
Central pathologic change in pmf
134  cards
86 Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Most common blood abnormality in mds,
Refers to the abnormal morphology...,
True or falsemds can be diagnosed...
103  cards
87 Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
4 environmental factors are estab...,
An endogenous factor that increas...,
The most compelling data indicate...
206  cards
88 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Related Disorders
Three main bcrs have been charact...,
Majority of cml patients have a b...,
50 of the ph positive acute lymph...
58  cards
90 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
True or falsemost cases of all oc...,
Heritable cancer predisposition s...,
Approximately 61 of patients with...
70  cards
91 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
The diagnosis of cll requires the...,
The american cancer society estim...,
The interlymph study identified m...
93  cards
92 Hairy Cell Leukemia
The distinctive feature of hairy ...,
Three separate malignancies were ...,
Hcl is a rare chronic b cell lymp...
31  cards
93 Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
The presence of interstitial and ...,
In the eastern cooperative oncolo...,
In the eastern cooperative oncolo...
7  cards
94 General Considerations of Lymphomas: Incidence Rates, Etiology, Diagnosis, Staging, and Primary Extranodal Disease
Lymphoma is more common in men women,
The highest reported incidence ra...,
Incidence of different subtypes o...
89  cards
95 Pathology of Lymphomas
Four main groups of lymphoid mali...,
The cornerstone of lymphoma diagn...,
Are neoplasms of precursor lympho...
68  cards
96 Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma is derived from,
Defined by the presence of malign...,
Characterized by malignant lympho...
89  cards
97 Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Related Diseases
Histological description of dlbcl,
Diffuse large cell lymphomas is a...,
Most common dlbcl subtype
82  cards
98 Follicular Lymphoma
True or falsefollicular lymphoma ...,
The most often cause of patients ...,
Median age at diagnosis
44  cards
99 Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Other names for mantle cell lymphoma,
Morphologic description of mcl,
True or falsea leukemic nonmodal ...
25  cards
100 Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphomas
Most frequently involved anatomic...,
Three distinct subtypes of mzl,
In adults mzls account for approx...
61  cards
101 Burkitt Lymphoma
Three distinct forms of burkitt l...,
The most common pediatric tumor i...,
Bl found to occur in older indivi...
36  cards
103 Mature T-Cell and Natural Killer Cell Lymphomas
Whereas b cell lymphomas are ofte...,
Serologic testing for this virus ...,
Prognostic index for t cell lymph...
73  cards
104 Plasma Cell Neoplasms: General Considerations
Characterized by the same primary...,
Nonmodifiable major risk factors ...,
Nearly 50 of patients with mgus h...
61  cards
105 Essential Monoclonal Gammopathy
Two important characteristics of ...,
True or falsemonoclonal gammopath...,
Igg or iga monoclonal gammopathy ...
35  cards
106 Myeloma
Represents the second most common...,
Mgus is an asymptomatic condition...,
Lifestyle and occupational factor...
148  cards
107 Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis
Common to all forms of amyloidosi...,
Amyloid deposits are always intra...,
Inherited forms of amyloidosis ar...
68  cards
108: Macroglobulinemia
A lymphoid neoplasm resulting fro...,
True or falselymphocytosis in wm ...,
Immunophenotypic profile of wm ly...
65  cards
115 Classification, Clinical Manifestations, and Evaluation of Disorders of Hemostasis
The most frequent acquired disord...,
True or falseif hypersplenism is ...,
Typical patterns of bleedingunpro...
59  cards
116 Thrombocytopenia
One third of the platelets are st...,
Platelets have a mean lifespan in...,
Every day approximately ________ ...
157  cards
117 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
A complication of heparin therapy...,
Types of hit,
Heparin is bound to this platelet...
42  cards
118 Hereditary and Reactive Thrombocytosis
The causes of thrombocytosis in w...,
The ligand for the megakaryocytic...,
Produces approximately half of al...
12  cards
120 Acquired Qualitative Platelet Disorders
Hematologic disorders associated ...,
Systemic disorders associated wit...,
Irreversibly inactivates the enzy...
65  cards
122 Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B
Mode of inheritance of hemophilia,
True o falsein patients with hemo...,
Hemophilia a results when mutatio...
96  cards
125 Von Willebrand Disease
1  cards
127 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
The organs most frequently involv...,
The most important mediators resp...,
The most important interface in w...
68  cards
128 Thrombotic Microangiopathies
Refers to thrombotic microangiopa...,
Ttp is associated with autoantibo...,
True or falsettp is caused by unr...
78  cards
129 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Other names for shiga toxin produ...,
Two types of shiga toxin in stec ...,
The pentameric b subunit responsi...
29  cards
130 Hemostatic Alterations in Liver Diseases and Liver Transplantation
Liver parenchymal cells are the s...,
True or falsemore than 75 of pati...,
Vwf antigen levels are strongly e...
21  cards
131 Hereditary Thrombophilia
Examples of acquired thrombophilia,
True or falsehereditary thromboph...,
True or falsehereditary thromboph...
36  cards
132 The Antiphospholipid Syndrome
A disorder in which vascular thro...,
Percentage with venous thrombosis,
With three unexplained fetal loss...
72  cards
133 Venous Thrombosis
True or falsevenous thrombosis of...,
Thrombosis involving the deep vei...,
Pulmonary emboli originate from t...
96  cards
135 Fibrinolysis and Thrombolysis
Plasminogen is synthesized primar...,
Endogenous plasminogen activator,
Represent the major intravascular...
58  cards
136 Erythrocyte Antigens and Antibodies
Most of the protein blood group a...,
Chromosome location of abo blood ...,
Blood group system decreased plas...
81  cards
137 Human Leukocyte and Platelet Antigens
The human leukocyte antigens hlas...,
Their biologic function of human ...,
Class i hlas
46  cards
138 Blood Procurement and Red Cell Transfusion
Used for anticoagulation of blood...,
True or falseduring blood donatio...,
True or falsedonors who have reac...
60  cards
139 Preservation and Clinical use of Platelets
Platelets circulate for a shorter...,
The two mechanisms by which plate...,
Before the availability of platel...
6  cards

More about
william's hematology

  • Class purpose General learning

Learn faster with Brainscape on your web, iPhone, or Android device. Study Amelie Avenido's WILLIAM'S HEMATOLOGY flashcards now!

How studying works.

Brainscape's adaptive web mobile flashcards system will drill you on your weaknesses, using a pattern guaranteed to help you learn more in less time.

Add your own flashcards.

Either request "Edit" access from the author, or make a copy of the class to edit as your own. And you can always create a totally new class of your own too!

What's Brainscape anyway?

Brainscape is a digital flashcards platform where you can find, create, share, and study any subject on the planet.

We use an adaptive study algorithm that is proven to help you learn faster and remember longer....

Looking for something else?

Hematology
  • 14 decks
  • 445 flashcards
  • 24 learners
Decks: Reference Ranges, Leukopoiesis, Megakaryopoiesis Thrombocytes, And more!
Hematology
  • 20 decks
  • 841 flashcards
  • 8 learners
Decks: Aml, All, Mm, And more!
Make Flashcards