среда, 24 марта 2010 г.
Resource to search for free e-books
one of the lecturers tolв me about the nice portal, where you can search and download free e-books: Rapid Ok - file search engine It has a lot of free e-book downloads and yet very simple interface, so you could take a look and see what you can find concerning your subject of interest. Should you find some interesting stuff about blood system, and especially about red cells, then feel free to share with me in comments :)
пятница, 27 ноября 2009 г.
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
The WBC count determines the number of leuko-
cytes per cubic millimeter of whole blood. The
counting is performed very rapidly by electronic
devices. The WBC may be performed as part of a
CBC, alone, or with differential WBC count. An
elevated WBC count is termed leukocytosis; a
decreased count, leukopenia. In addition to the
normal physiological variations in WBC count,
many pathological problems may result in an abnor-
mal WBC count (see Table 1–2).
If the WBC count is low, a buffy coat smear can be
performed to identify leukemia or solid tumor cells
in the blood. An alteration in total WBC count indi-
cates the degree of response to a pathological process
but is not specifically diagnostic for any one disor-
der.A more complete evaluation is obtained through
the differential WBC count.
INDICATIONS FOR A WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
- Routine screening as part of a CBC
- Suspected inflammatory or infectious process.
- Suspected leukemia, autoimmune disorder, or
allergy
- Suspected bone marrow depression
Monitoring response to stress, malnutri-
ion, and therapy for infectious or malignant
processes
cytes per cubic millimeter of whole blood. The
counting is performed very rapidly by electronic
devices. The WBC may be performed as part of a
CBC, alone, or with differential WBC count. An
elevated WBC count is termed leukocytosis; a
decreased count, leukopenia. In addition to the
normal physiological variations in WBC count,
many pathological problems may result in an abnor-
mal WBC count (see Table 1–2).
If the WBC count is low, a buffy coat smear can be
performed to identify leukemia or solid tumor cells
in the blood. An alteration in total WBC count indi-
cates the degree of response to a pathological process
but is not specifically diagnostic for any one disor-
der.A more complete evaluation is obtained through
the differential WBC count.
INDICATIONS FOR A WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
- Routine screening as part of a CBC
- Suspected inflammatory or infectious process.
- Suspected leukemia, autoimmune disorder, or
allergy
- Suspected bone marrow depression
Monitoring response to stress, malnutri-
ion, and therapy for infectious or malignant
processes
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