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- PLT
- platelet count
- bone marrow transplant
- transplant healthy bone marrow to stimulate blood cell production
- comprehensive metabolic panel
- tests in addition to basic metabolic panel
- blood chemistry
- a test of fluid portion of blood to measure the presence of a chemical constituent
- complete blood count (CBC)
- most common lab blood test to screen for diagnostic purposes
- lymphadenectomy
- removal of lymph node
- lymph node dissection
- removal of cancer-carrying lymph nodes for pathological examination
- lymphangiogram
- x-ray image of lymph node or vessel taken after injection
- hemostatic
- drug that stops flow of blood within the vessels
- positron emission tomography
- scans, of whole body, to determine recurrence of cancer
- basic metabolic panel
- battery of tests used as a general screen for disease
- white blood count (WBC)
- count of number of white blood cells per cubic millimeter
- bone marrow biopsy
- a pathological examination of bone marrow tissue
- bone marrow aspiration
- a needle aspiration of bone marrow tissue for pathological examination
- computed tomography (CT)
- full body x ray to detect tumors
- CD4 cell count
- measure of number of CD4 cells (subset of T lymphocytes) in the blood, used to monitor HIV and treatment of AIDS
- lymphaenotomy
- incision into lymph node
- blood culture
- a test to determine if infection is present in bloodstream by isolating specimen of blood in environment that encourages growth of microorganisms
- hematocrit (HCT)
- measurement of percentage of packed red blood cells in volume of blood
- hemoglobin (HGB)
- test to determine the blood level of hemoglobin
- plasmapheresis
- removal of plasma with separation and extraction followed by reinfusion
- blood chemistry panels
- specialized batteries of automated blood chemistry tests performed on a single sample of blood
- red blood count (RBC)
- count of number of red blood cells per cubic millimeter