* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lily‚ a 4-year-old Caucasian female‚ has she been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and is a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Lily eats only pasta‚ breads‚ and hot dogs‚ and she drinks only artificial fruit punch. Lily has iron deficiency anemia. Infants
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The most prevalent hematological disorders that are exhibited in SLE are Anemia‚ Leukopenia‚ and Thrombocytopenia. Anemia is defined as hemoglobin levels of less than 13.5 grams per deciliter (g/dl) for men‚ and 12 g/dl for women. Anemia accounts for 13% of the total causes of hematological defects in SLE. The three most common types of Anemia are Anemia
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com/health/iron-deficiency-anemia/DS00323/DSECTION=causes Mayo Clinic. (1998-2009b). Sickle Cell Anemia. Retrieved on June 13‚ 2009‚ from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sickle-cell-anemia/DS00324/DSECTION=prevention Mayo Clinic. (1998-2009). Thrombocytopenia. Retrieved on June 13‚ 2009‚ from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thrombocytopenia/DS00691/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs The HealthCentral Network INC. (2004-2009). Sickle Cell Anemia. Retrieved on June 13‚ 2009‚ from http://www.drkoop.com/ency/93/000527.html WebMD. (1995-2009). Iron
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Immediate plasmapheresis would be the appropriate answer if this child was suffering from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)‚ which is characterized by clotting in the small blood vessels that lead to thrombocytopenia. The classic pentad of full-blown TTP includes fever‚ anemia‚ thrombocytopenia‚ acute renal failure‚ and neurological impairment (altered mental status‚ seizures‚ hemiplegia‚ paresthesias‚ etc.). Laboratory values show normal coagulation studies along with a low fibrinogen level. This
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In the three scenarios given in the text‚ there are examples of three signs of different blood disorders. Each of these three people shows symptoms of being at risk for a type of blood disorder. The first scenario: Amy‚ a 4-old Caucasian female‚ has been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Amy only eats pasta‚ breads‚ and hot dogs‚ and drinks only artificial fruit punch (Axia College‚ 2011‚
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body. The reason this disease is so painful is because the blood cells become trapped in the blood vessels. (WebMD‚ 2014) Thrombocytopenia is when the platelets are very low in the blood. This is usually found in patients that have leukemia or immune system disorders. (WebMD‚ 2014) A person that bleed quickly and their blood does not clot this can be a sign of thrombocytopenia. (WebMD‚ 2014) The only blood disorder that can be prevented is anemia.
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marrow. They are produced from broken off pieces of the cytoplasm from bone marrow cells. 2. Describe the role played by platelets in hemostasis. The platelets help repair broken blood vessels. 3. Define thrombocytopenia and list the more common causes of this condition. Thrombocytopenia is the deficiency of platelets in the blood that cause bleeding into the tissues‚ bruising and slow blood clots after injury. Common causes are decrease in bone marrow‚ infection‚ drugs or anemia. 4. What
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Discuss measures to protect him. 2. Note that the white blood cell count is abnormally low. With the second line of defense impaired‚ how should the first line of defense be protected? Roger‚ like many other cancer patients is suffering from thrombocytopenia‚ a condition in which a person’s blood has a remarkably low level of platelets. This has a dangerous effect on the patient‚ Roger‚ since platelets stop bleeding by aiding clot blood and plugging damaged blood vessels. With his low platelet count
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that the individual may be experiencing and the individual’s lifestyle. The three scenarios provided each blood disorder is very different. Amy has iron deficiency anemia whereas‚ Marcus has sickle cell trait-anemia and Richard is dealing with Thrombocytopenia. Amy‚ Marcus and Richard have all been diagnosed with a blood disorder where treatments are available. There is information provided for each disorders cause‚ the criteria for diagnosis‚ the treatment and how it can be prevented. When the body
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indistinguishable. This two-year prospective study from a tertiary care centre comprised 200 patients including 68 men (mean 34.8 years) with dengue and 73 (mean 46.19 years) with leptospirosis. Oliguria‚ icterus‚ muscle tenderness‚ anaemia‚ leukocytopenia‚ thrombocytopenia‚ elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)‚ acute renal failure (ARF) and hypoalbuminaemia appeared more commonly in leptospirosis in comparison to dengue. Eighteen per cent mortality was observed in leptospirosis compared to one per cent
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