hemochromatosis * Serum cortical - to help differentiate Addison’s disease and hypopituitarism. * Celiac screen - if indicated. * Syphilis screen - if indicated. * ANA test‚ Rheumatoid factor and serum complement - to screen for autoimmune disorders. * HIV serology - if indicated. * Chronic infection screening ( such as Hepatitis A‚B‚C‚D and E‚ cytomegalovirus‚ Epstein-Barr virus‚ Ross River virus‚ Lyme disease‚ brucellosis‚ Q fever‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria‚ infective
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Individuals diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia have abnormal function of the gene that encodes for subunit B‚ which is a protein that serves as part of the hemoglobin A (HbA). The HbA is responsible for oxygen binding through the blood stream. Indeed‚ the abnormal polymerization of hemoglobin occurs in homozygous individuals with sickle-cell anemia‚ which lowers the oxygen supply of red blood cells. To lower the negative consequences of sickle-cell anemia‚ it is necessary to provide a better understanding
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)‚ is a referred to as a disease characterized by hemolytic anemia‚ caused by the destruction of red blood cells‚ acute kidney failure (uremia)‚ and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). Although‚ it mostly affects children‚ there have been cases of adults with this illness. The destroyed red blood cells block the filtering system in the kidneys‚ which can lead to a life-threatening kidney failure. HUS usually develops in children after five to 10 days of diarrhea
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Aplastic anemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells.[1] The condition‚ per its name‚ involves both aplasia and anemia. Typically‚ anemia refers to low red blood cell counts‚ but aplastic anemia patients have lower counts of all three blood cell types: red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets‚ termed pancytopenia. ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Signs and symptoms * Anemia with malaise‚ pallor and associated
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What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system mistakes the skin cells as pathogens and sends out wrong signals that speeds up the process of growth cycle of skin cells. Where is Psoriasis found? Common areas to find psoriasis is usually on the scalp‚ behind the ears‚ elbows‚ belly button‚ gentiles‚ knees‚ nails and toenails‚ but does not exclude other areas of the body; Psoriasis can appear body-wide. Symptoms Psoriasis
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Sickle Cell Anemia‚ also known as Sickle Cell Disease‚ is a disease that causes the production of abnormal hemoglobin. The red blood cells (RBCs) carry oxygen to organs and tissues. Hemoglobin‚ a molecule in the RBCs‚ is a protein that attaches to the oxygen in the lungs and carries it to all parts of the body. Hemoglobin takes on the oxygen‚ and releases carbon dioxide‚ a process known as oxygenation. In the tissues‚ deoxygenation occurs where the processes is reversed‚ when hemoglobin releases
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1. Introduction Zawadi Saidi‚ aged 22 years was a housewife‚ husband was unemployed. She lived in Utange area near Shanzu in Kilifi district. She was admitted in the labour ward at the Coast Provincial General Hospital on 6/4/2011 at 10.34PM as a referral from a private clinic. On admission‚ she was in poor general condition. She had laboured breathing and complained of headache‚ dizziness and palpitations‚ which had lasted about one week. Her parity was 3+0 gravida 4. Her last menstrual period
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Autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) is the most common autoimmune disease associated with type 1 diabetes. Therefore‚ a sound understanding of the disease process and how it impacts glycemia is important. ATD may present as Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) or Grave’s disease. HT results in hypothyroidism and is the most common presentation‚ while Grave’s disease results in hyperthyroidism (Kakleas‚ Soldatou‚ Karachaliou‚ & Karavanaki‚ 2015). Specific HLA types in patients with type 1 diabetes are associated
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system causes illness by mistakenly attacking healthy cells‚ organs‚ or tissues in the body that is essential for good health. Your own immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys your body tissue that it believes to be foreign. Some of the major autoimmune diseases are; Active Chronic Hepatitis‚ Addison’s Disease‚ Anti-phospholipid Syndrome‚ Celiac Disease‚ Crohns Disease‚ Cushings Syndrome‚ Dermatomyositis‚ (Type I) Diabetes‚ Discoid Lupus‚ Multiple Sclerosis‚ Pemphigoid‚ Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ Systemic
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cause tissues to become oxygen deprived‚ pain‚ infection‚ and organ damage. Red blood cells in sickle cell disease also have a life span of 10 to 20 days compared to normal red blood cells of 120 days; because of this shortened life span chronic hemolytic anemia occurs (Thompson‚ 2012). All together sickle cells disease causes a dramatic decrease in the quality of life that can lead to early death‚ the absolute need for medical intervention‚ and transplantations. Almost all patient care is based upon
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