LabDx

9/8/99

Glossary

1. Erythropoiesis—production of RBC's
2. Hemolysis—destruction of RBC's
3. Sensitivity—gives false negatives
4. Specificity—gives false positives
5. Hematocrit--% of RBC's in a volume of blood
6. Hemoglobin—thing that carries oxygen
7. Anemia—not enough RBC's or not enough hemoglobin
8. Platelet—fragments of cells
9. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate—test for protein in the blood to test for inflammation or infection
10. Schilling test
11. Anisocytosis—different shape cells
12. Poikilocytosis—different size cells
13. Polycthemia—too many RBC's
14. Leukemia--
15. Psychoneuroimmunology
16. Hodgkin's ds
17. Uremia--
18. Mononucleosis—Ebstein Barr virus condition
19. Nephron—part the kidney that acts on the absorption
20. Antidiuretic hormone—prevents fluid loss
21. Hematuria—blood in the urine
22. Proteinuria—excess protein in the urine
23. Ketonuria—ketone bodies in the urine
24. Glycosuria—sugar in the urine