Blood Disorders University of Phoenix Axia College HCA/240 Health and Diseases Instructor: Juan Ramirez August 22, 2010 They are many blood disorders out there and millions of people are being affected with the disorders the most common are sickle cell disease, anemia and hemophilia. There are men, women, and children who are living with the complications of these diseases and many others. A person can be affected with blood disorder at any time in life, lifestyle, family history
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Sickle-Cell disease is one of the most dangerous disease in the world.It can be inherited by the disorder of the blood and sickle-cell is an abnormal hemoglobin.So the effects can be included to you can get swelling in your body. The causes of sickle-cell anemia is a recessive trait.That means that means sickle-cell came form the blood of your parents and sickle-cell have more to do with you parents passing it on to you.Therefor sickle-cell is an abnormal hemoglobin.People who have sickle cell
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likely hood of inheriting this trait from his parents if they have the disorder. I believe that the trait that Marcus’ mother is speaking of is sickle cell anemia; this disorder affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States. Sickle cell disease causes red blood cells to form into a crescent shape, like a sickle; The sickle-shaped red blood cells
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alternative to determinism is choice and interaction this is the belief that people can take control of their own lives through the choices they make. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘free will’ viewpoint. Genetic factors and disorders. Each cell in the body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. One chromosome from each pair is inherited from your mother and one is inherited from your father. The chromosomes contain the genes you inherit from your parents. There may be different forms of the same
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What is Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by chronic anemia and periodic episodes of pain. Sickle Cell Anemia is caused by errors in the genes hemoglobin (a component of red blood cells that is responsible for carrying oxygen within the red blood cell). Sickle Cell Anemia has been in existence for many years. The earliest report of sickle cell anemia can be dated back to Africa. Sickle Cell Anemia is a complex disorder that has evolved over the years
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toes. You see our pH in the lungs is around 7.4. As the blood moves through our body our pH is changed to around 7.2 because the blood picks up carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is produced by our cells in the citric acid cycle and each round of the citric acid cycle causes our carbon dioxide to increase. Each cell performs this citric acid cycle, which causes a lot of carbon dioxide to build up. Our blood picks the carbon dioxide up to be able to bring it back to the lungs to be blown out of the body,
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hormones and vitamins. Red cells, also known as erythrocytes, carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues in the body and take carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be exhaled. Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are tiny, neutral colored cell fragments in the blood whose main function is to interact with clotting proteins to stop or prevent bleeding. (AmericanRedCross, 2012) Each part needs to function properly otherwise we have issues such as, iron deficiencies, sickle cell, and thrombocytopenia.
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have blood work done and the doctor suspects iron-deficiency anemia. Iron is used in the body to produce hemoglobin (transports oxygen throughout the body) and without enough iron the body cannot produce sufficient amounts of hemoglobin in red blood cells (WebMD, 2010). To test for iron-deficiency anemia a blood sample is taken and sent to a laboratory to be examined; other specific tests that may be done to check iron levels in the body include a hematocrit, serum ferritin, serum iron, and total iron
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Josiah Hicks Genetic (Or Not) Disorders There are many diseases and disorders in the world, they all have different causes and effects. Some of the causes may be genetic, some might be the result of the surrounding environments, and some even remain unexplained. Today, I’m going to cover some of them, I’m going to explain the causes of the disorders, the resulting effects of the disorder, and if there is a cure. Sickle cell anemia or SCD is a hereditary disorder (meaning that it is acquired through
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Title: Pain, Coping and Sleep in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease (Quantitative?) Abstract: Purpose The study examined the relationships among pain, pain coping, and sleep, and assessed factors (age, gender, frequency, and intensity of pain) that affect pain, coping, and sleep in children with sickle cell disease ( SCD). Methods Participants (66) were 39 children ( M = 11.5 years) and 27 adolescents ( M = 15.5 years) with SCD who completed an electronic visual analog scale ( eVAS)
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