1
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Erythropoietin is a ____ that ____
A
Glycoprotein hormone, stimulates red blood cell production in response to low partial pressure of oxygen
2
Q
Anemia
A
blood does not carry enough O2
3
Q
Sickle cell anemia causes
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rigid and sticky moon shaped RBC’s
4
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Typical RBC live for
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120 days
5
Q
Sickle cells live for
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10-20 days
6
Q
Symptoms of sickle cell anemia are
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Fatigue (from anemia)
Paine crises
Swelling
Frequent Infections
7
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Disease of fusion of BCR and ABL genes on chromosome 22
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
8
Q
Leukemia cells from Chronic myeloid leukemia arise from
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bone marrow
9
Q
What is the philadelphia chromosme
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BCR-ABL1 gene formed when pieces of chromosome 9 and 22 break off and trade places
10
Q
Hematopoiesis occurs in
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bone marrow
11
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BMS 460 Pathophysiology
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