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NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Diseases
- Hemostasis
Answer the stopping of a flow of blood.
- Hemostasis process
Answer vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, coagulation, dis- solution
- Neutropenia
Answer a decreased number of neutrophils
- infectious mononucleosis
Answer an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that is characterized by fever, a sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
Answer chronic malignant disease of the lymph nodes; reed Sternberg cells
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Answer cancer of the lymphatic tissues other than Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Leukemia
Answer cancer of white blood cells
- multiple myeloma 1 / 2
Answer
malignant tumor of bone marrow cells
- Anemia
Answer a deficiency of red blood cells
- iron deficiency anemia
Answer anemia caused by inadequate iron intake
- pernicious anemia
Answer lack of mature RBCs caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the bloodstream
- Folic acid deficiency anemia
Answer Anemia caused by deficiency of Folic acid in diet
- aplastic anemia
Answer failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
- sickle cell anemia
Answer a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, re- sulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
- Thalassemia
Answer Inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background.
- hemolytic anemia
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