Friday, February 1, 2013

Abnormal processes

Abnormal processes:

  • infectious, inflammatory, and immunologic disorders
    • infections of the blood, reticuloendothelial system, and endothelial cells
    • autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases
    • anemia of chronic disease
    • non-immunologically mediated transfusion complications, transplant rejection
  • traumatic and mechanical injury
  • neoplastic disorders (including lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, dysproteinemias, amyloidosis)
  • metabolic and regulatory disorders, including acquired
    • nutritional anemias
    • cythemia
    • hemorrhagic and hemostatic disorders
    • bleeding secondary to platelet disorders and disorders of primary hemostasis
  • vascular and endothelial disorders
  • systemic disorders affecting the hematopoietic and lymphoreticular system
  • idiopathic disorders
  • degenerative disorders
  • drug-induced adverse effects on the hematopoietic and lymphoreticular systems
  • congenital and genetic disorders affecting the hematopoietic and lymphoreticular systems
Sources: http://www.usmleworldwide.com/blog/?p=201

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