Takiya Clausell Our Different Cell’s 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
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Name____________________ BIO 236 AP II Chapter 14 Blood 1. Define the following word parts. agglutin- to glue together leuko-white bil- bile -osis abnormal condition embol- stopper -poie make‚produce erythr- red -stasis halt‚ make stand Hema- or Hemo-blood thromb- clot 2. What is the function of blood
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Bone marrow transplantation Bone marrow transplantation is a process used to transfer a soft inner part of bone tissue from donor to recipient. It used for patient with certain leukemia or hematopoietic disease. Bone marrow transplantations prescribed to substitute a mal functioning patients bone marrow with a healthy donated marrow that histologically compatible to patient body to insure the maximum beneficence. Bone marrow aspired from donor then treated and frozen till the recipient is ready
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Investigations Essay ‘Religion and/or moral principles are a hindrance within medical ethics? Examine and comment on this claim‚ with reference to the topic you have investigated’. The topic which I have investigated is Saviour Siblings. The term ‘Saviour Siblings’ is given to process of someone having another child of the same genetic material to save another existing child’s life. The topic of Saviour Siblings is very conversational as it raises many ethical dilemmas and disagreements between
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Homework Blood 1 Chapter 17 Formed elements: Cellular portion of blood Plasma: The nonliving fluid component of blood within which formed elements and various solutes are suspended and circulated. Buffy Coat: Contains leukocytes‚ the white blood cells that act in various ways to protect the body‚ and platelets‚ that help stop bleeding Albumin: The most abundant plasma protein Erythrocyte: Red Blood Cells Hemoglobin: Oxygen – transporting component of erythrocytes Hemopoiesis: Stoppage
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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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Issue study - blood doping Blood doping is generally known for the increased of hemoglobin throughout the bloodstream. This basically means that there is more oxygen carrying protein in the blood. Blood doping has three different types‚ Injections of Erythropoietin (EPO)‚ Blood transfusions and injections of synesthetic oxygen carriers. The athletes who blood dope are usually the ones who compete in endurance and long distance events. Competitors who blood dope believe this is best way they can
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Phlebotomy: incision in vein for the purpose of drawing blood. Vacutainer tubes: sterile glass or plastic blood collection tube with a closure that is evacuated to create a vacuum inside the tube facilitating the draw of a predetermined volume of blood/liquid. Standard precautions: set of basic infection prevention practices intended to prevent transmission of infectious diseases from one person to another (gloves‚ hand-washing‚ goggles‚ etc.) Needleless adapters: device providing a way to access
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome When you think of your body attacking itself‚ what comes to mind? Many people have a hard time understanding how your own body would attack itself and how it would do it. Your immune system plays a big role in your everyday life to help protect you from the outside world to prevent you from getting infected with any living bacteria or virus. Your body is capable of producing and breaking down many things‚ but it’s also capable of destroying itself with autoimmune
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In medicine‚ iron overload indicates accumulation of iron in the body from any cause. The most important causes are hereditary haemochromatosis‚ a genetic disorder‚ and transfusional iron overload‚ which can result from repeated blood transfusion. Terminology Haemochromatosis or haemosiderosis Historically‚ the term haemochromatosis was initially used to refer to what is now more specifically called haemochromatosis type 1 . Currently‚ haemochromatosis is mostly defined as iron overload
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