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TERMS
• Red bone marrow– erythrocytes
• hemoglobin
– thrombocytes– WBC/leukocytes
• Lymph nodes– leukocytes
LEUKOCYTES
• Neutrophils-phagocytes• eosinophils-allergies/parasites• basophils-nonspecific--release histamine• Lymphocytes-synthesis of antibodies
production of immunoglobins
• Monocytes• Platelets
DISEASES
–Anemia– decrease amount of O2–iron deficiency– more common– causes: chronic blood loss, diet, intestinal parasite, pregnancy–Hemolytic (hereditary)– thalassemia– sickle cell– spherocytosis
RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGSLEUKEMIA
• Patchy, lytic, moth-eaten appearance of bone
• Mediastinal enlargement/hilar lymph nodes
• splenomegaly
LYMPHOMA
• All are malignant• Hodgkins• Non-Hodgkins
• RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS• Mediastinal enlargement• interstitial lung markings-prominence• masses in stomachs• ivory vertebra• gastric folds-distorted/thickening