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antiretroviral therapy
- pharmacological therapy that is useful in battling viruses that then to mutate quickly (retrovirus)
- used against HIV
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attenuation
process where pathogens are rendered less virulent or infectious prior to their incorporation into a vaccine
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autologous transfusion
blood transfusion donated by patient for their own personal use
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blood chemistry
test or series of tests on a sample of plasma to measure the levels of its composition: glucose, albumin, triglycerides, pH, cholesterol and electrolytes
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blood culture
- clinical test to determine infection in the blood
- performed by placing a sample of blood in a nutrient- rich liquid medium in an effort to grow bacteria for analysis
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blood transfusion
introduction of blood, blood particles, blood substitute into a patient’s circulation to restore blood volume to normal levels
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2 types of blood transfusion
- autologous transfusion
- homologous transfusion
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bone marrow transplant
- treats leukemia or injury resulting from radiation therapy or chemotherapy
- involves the removal of sample from compatible donor usually from red marrow in the pelvis and its inoculation into the donors red marrow
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complete blood count
- CBC
- common lab test that evaluates a sample of blood to provide diagnostic information about a patient’s general health
- contains: hemocrit, hemoglobin, RB count, WB count, platelet count
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differential count
microscopic count of the number of each type of WBC in a blood sample
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hematocrit
- HCT, Hct
- procedure in CBC that measures the percentage of RBC in a volume of blood
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hematology
field of medicine focusing on blood related disease
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hemoglobin
- HGB, Hgb
- procedure included in CBC that measures levels of hemoglobin in RBC
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hemostasis
stoppage of bleeding
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