😲Blood disorders

Dyscrasia

general term for a blood disorder

Anemia

too little hemoglobin or too few red blood cells — reduces oxygen delivery to tissues

Erythropenia

too few red blood cells

Leukocytosis

more white blood cells than normal

Thrombocytopenia

too few platelets — can make bleeding harder to stop

Pancytopenia

too few red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets

Polycythemia

too many red blood cells

Aplastic anemia

bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells — can lower red cells and white cells and platelets

Leukemia

cancer of blood-forming tissue in bone marrow that produces abnormal white blood cells

Sickle cell anemia

inherited disorder causing curved sickle-shaped red blood cells — cells break down easily and can block small vessels

Hemophilia

inherited disorder caused by a missing or deficient clotting factor — blood does not clot properly

Septicemia

bacteria or their toxins in the bloodstream — called blood poisoning in your slides