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absolute neutrophil count
the number of neutrophils in one microliter of blood; a low ANC means one runs a high risk of infection; when I get a fever and my ANC is lower than 1000 (which is almost always the case if I have a fever in the first place) I automatically get antibiotics
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anemia
"not enough" red blood cells or hemoglobin (RBC < 3.80 x 106 or HGB < 12.0 g/dL for women); many things can cause anemia and chemotherapy is definitely one of them; symptoms can include fatigue, tachychardia (fast heartbeat), paleness, dizziness, and shortness of breath; treatment for mild anemia can include weekly subcutaneous inje [..]
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cbc + diff
a CBC measures the total number of the different types of blood cells: erythrocytes (red blood cells - "RBC"), leukocytes (white blood cells - "WBC"), and platelets found in one microliter of blood; the differential (Diff) includes a breakdown by percent and total number of the different types of leukocytes; at times my life rev [..]
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chop
the combination of four drugs Cytoxan, Adriamycin, Vincristine, and Prednisone used in the treatment of non-Hodgkins lymphoma; go to my Drugs page for more info on these drugs
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ct scan
computed tomography scan
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cmv
a common virus found in 4 out of 5 people over the age of 35; in people with healthy immune systems it is harmless, but in immunosuppressed people it can cause cytomegalic inclusion disease which can lead to pneumonia; it can be transmitted through blood transfusions (or from a mother to her fetus)
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erythrocyte
the primary function of red blood cells is to carry oxygen, each cell has over 200 million molecules of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin; RBCs originate from stem cells in the bone marrow and live for about 120 days
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gauge
unit for the diameter of a needle; the higher the number, the thinner the needle; IM injections (like flu shots and tetnas boosters) typically use 1" 22-gauge needles, SC injections (like my Neupogen shots) use 5/8" 26-gauge needles, blood donation uses 16-gauge or 18-gauge needles (they need to use big needles so that the blood cells are [..]
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hemoglobin
a molecule found in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissue by forming a compound called oxyhemoglobin (1g HGB + 1.36cc O2 -> you go work out the moles, I've had enough chemistry for now); consists of heme, an iron-containing pigment, and globin, a simple protein
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hematocrit
the percentage volume of
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