these disorders‚ how these disorders are diagnosed‚ and the treatment and prevention methods for these disorders. Scenario One In scenario one Amy‚ a four-year-old Caucasian female is currently at risk of contracting Iron Deficiency Anemia. Iron deficiency anemia occurs when a person ’s body does not receive the proper amount of iron needed to produce a sufficient supply of red blood cells or hemoglobin within the body. Every red blood cell contains hemoglobin‚ which is the part of the cell that
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as the waste product of these reactions) is transported to the lungs in the blood and is then released when we exhale. Anemia (also see Health Profile: Anemia) Defects in hemoglobin production may be either genetic in origin (for example‚ sickle cell anemia) or acquired. Anemia is a general term referring to a shortage of red blood cells or a reduction in hemoglobin. If anemia is suspected‚ a simple blood test can be taken to detect a shortage of red blood cells or hemoglobin. Any adult who has
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Carolina Perez Biology 3 – Introduction to Biology Los Angeles Southwest College Spring 2013 Instructor: Robert L. Stewart‚ Jr. Sickle cell anemia affects people with African‚ Mediterranean‚ Middle Eastern‚ and Indian ancestry (Scientific American). Sickle cell anemia occurs when a person inherits two sickle cell gene‚ one from each parent‚ that cause the red blood cells to change and become crescent shaped. The underlying problem involves hemoglobin‚ a component of the red blood
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hematocrit for male with aplastic anemia b. %WBC for male with aplastic anemia c. Were the values listed above in the normal range? Why or why not? a) hematocrit would be 19 (AK) b) WBC would be .5% (AK) C) These values are considered extremely low. This male‚ suffering from aplastic anemia‚ has a low red blood cell count‚ white blood cell count‚ and low platelet levels. (AK) 6. What is the hematocrit for a female with iron-deficiency anemia? Is this value in the normal range
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abnormal hemoglobin genes causes the production of hemoglobin S in the body.1 When a person has two hemoglobin S genes‚ Hemoglobin SS‚ this disease is called Sickle Cell Anemia.1 This is the most common and most severe case of Sickle Cell Disease. In the United States‚ approximately 70‚000-100‚000 people have sickle cell anemia and this disease is most commonly seen in African-Americans. Sickle hemoglobin is not like normal hemoglobin. It can
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July 18‚ 2011 Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease that means you are born with it and it lasts a lifetime. People with sickle cell anemia inherit two variant or sickle cell genes‚ one from each parent. In the United States‚ sickle cell anemia affects about 72‚000 people. About 2 million Americans carry the sickle cell trait but about 1 in 12 African Americans have the trait. The signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia are different in each person. Some people have
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be found throughout our blood. (WebMD‚ 2014) The cause of anemia is not having enough red blood cells that are healthy or unhealthy hemoglobin. (WebMD‚ 2014) Anemia is caused by the loss of too much blood‚ red blood cell improper reproduction‚ and destroyed red blood cells. (WebMD‚ 2014) I have read that there are more than 300 types of anemia that affect people every day. One is that a person may inherit anemia during child birth. Anemia can cause symptoms of fatigue‚ chills‚ and night sweats. (WebMD
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). INCREASE 4. What is anemia? INADEQUATE O2 DELIVERED TO THE CELLS 5. Anemia will cause a person’s hematocrit to ( increase / decrease ). DECREASE 6. Pernicious anemia is due to a lack of vitamin? B12 7. How does deficiency of intrinsic factor lead to pernicious anemia? NECESSARY FOR THE ABSORPTION OF B12 OBAINTED VIA DIET. LACK OF B12 = ANEMIA 8. Why would a diet deficient in iron lead to anemia? IRON IN NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RBC‚ LOW IRON= LOW RBC=ANEMIA 9. Which hormone‚ secreted
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noted “peculiar elongated and sickle-shaped red blood corpuscles”. Symptoms: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca/ Sickle cell anemia varies from person to person. Some people who have the disease have chronic (long-term) pain or fatigue (tiredness). Because of improved treatments and care‚ people who have sickle cell anemia are now living into their forties or fifties‚ or longer. Sickle cells are stiff and sticky. They tend to block blood flow in the blood vessels of the
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digestive system to the cells‚ and hormones throughout the body. Scenario One Amy is a four-year-old Caucasian female with symptoms that are indicative of Iron Deficiency Anemia. This is one of the most well known causes of anemia. Increased iron requirements‚ impaired iron absorption or hemorrhage can cause iron deficiency anemia. Without enough iron the body fails to synthesize hemoglobin and the ability to transport oxygen is reduces. Iron requirements are at the highest level during the first two
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