Anemia A blood type is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). These antigens may be proteins‚ carbohydrates‚ glycoproteins‚ or glycolipids‚ depending on the blood group system. Some of these antigens are also present on the surface of other types of cells. Some of these red blood cell surface antigens can stem from one allele and collectively form a blood group system. It is called The ABO system and it
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families with a history of the autosomal recessive disease Sickle cell anaemia should have all embryos screened with Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis technology (PGD). If tested positive‚ treatment should be made compulsory for the child at a young age and will be treated with stem cell gene therapy. This disease has no personal relevance to me‚ however‚ there is currently 90K people suffering from Sickle cell anaemia in the United States. Sickle cell anaemia is relevant to society because it greatly reduces
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean
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offspring. He also discovered that traits pass down through families in different patterns. Sickle cell‚ which is an inherited disease‚ is mainly found in those of African descent. Mendel’s research ultimately helped lead to the discovery and understanding of the HBS allele‚ the connection of malaria to sickle cell now and in future generations‚ and the new technology that helps diagnose and treat sickle cell. In 1910‚ a black man named Walter Clement Noel‚ went to Dr. James B. Herrick‚ complaining
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Anemia: People with anemia have a low number of red blood cells. Mild anemia often causes no symptoms. More severe anemia can cause fatigue‚ pale skin‚ and shortness of breath with exertion. Polycythemia vera: The body produces too many blood cells‚ from an unknown cause. The excess red blood cells usually create no problems but may cause blood clots in some people. Leukemia: A form of blood cancer in which a white blood cell becomes malignant and multiplies inside bone marrow. Leukemia may be
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The Sickle Cell disease is that affects all people at all ages. There are interventions that address the needs of the people except for those young adults 18-26 years of age. These SCD patients are transitioning from pediatric care into adult care. These young adults are most susceptible to death due to the lack of a structured education system that provides wellness facts and intervention medical services to assist them during this transition period. The mortality rate is the highest among the total
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The core reading for this week included an excerpt that read “…the first cases of sickle cell disease were mostly amongst Africans and African Caribbeans. Racial thinking led to the assumption that sickle cell disease was a ‘Black disease’‚ even though many African people are not at risk for these disease and many carriers are not African” (Russell‚ 2014‚ p. 69). This‚ for me‚ was very insightful and enlightening‚ as it presents a way of thinking that is not common or taught in our society. It brought
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Anemia Many people link unhealthy living to topics such as obesity and cardio vascular disease but what they do not know is an unhealthy lifestyle can cause blood conditions as well. Anemia is the most common blood condition in the US it affects about 3.5 million Americans (medweb). It is an illness that occurs when blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that gives blood its red color (Geretsen). This protein helps red blood cells carry
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The Family Genogram Tonya Jernigan Walden University March 31‚ 2013 THE FAMILY GENOGRAM A genogram can be a valuable tool‚ for a counselor who is trying to figure out family issues and how family members relate to one another. It can help the counselor narrow down or pinpoint exactly where certain dysfunctional characteristics began in a family. “The genogram is a tool used to collect and organize important data over at least three generations (Bitter‚ Long‚ & Young‚ 2010). This is
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Concept Map: Sickle Cell Disease October 8‚ 2010 Duke University School of Nursing Introduction My client‚ known as 20SE03‚ is a four year old preschooler that lives in a two-parent household along with his younger one year old sister. His family has recently moved to North Carolina where he was recently presented with new onset of seizures and status post cerebral vascular accident (CVA). He has a history of sickle cell disease‚ ulcerative colitis‚ acute chest syndrome‚ and asthma
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