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Lupus patients often have thrombocytopenic anemia, either because the immune system attacks and destroys platelets or the immune system interferes with the manufacture of platelets in the bone marrow. Platelets are the part of the blood that cause the blood to clot. If the blood does not clot, people bleed.
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∙ 12y agopeople with leukemia often have a low platelet count, platelets are in you blood and when someone cuts themselves their platelets try to stop then bleed by clotting. If the person with leukemia doesn't have many platelets they won't be able to stop the bleed as quickly. This is why they get bruises too.
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Why do patients with leukemia tend to bleed?
because leukemia is cancer of the blood :)
Patients with leukemia have a tendency to bleed because they have a deficiency of?
Leukemia patients suffer from a deficiency of platelets, among deficiencies of normal blood cells. Platelets are important clotting factors. A lack of platelets in the blood results in hypocoagulability. This predisposes patients to hemorrhages (bleeding diathesis). This means that if a leukemia patient suffers from external or internal trauma, they tend to bleed really easy. What i don't get is this- what about patients who did not suffer from any injury? Do they still bleed spontaneously? What causes them to bleed? There must be something damaging the blood vessels or causing an increase in endothelial gaps (allowing passage of red blood cells) before blood actually appears in the nose or mouth, right? Is high blood pressure such a cause and what other causes are there?
What is mild leukemia?
A Mild Leukemia may be something like Thrombocytopenia. That is a lack of platelets-cells that cause blood to clot properly so we don;t bleed to death. Mild Leukemias are know as Indolent Leukemia's. Many of them do not even require treatment and patients are just monitored with simple blood counts every few months or a few times a year. Also known as Follicular Leukemia.
What is an adjective for leukemia?
The adjective form is leukemic, which pertains to the condition itself (e.g. leukemic anemia). The noun is used as a noun adjunct with other nouns as in leukemia treatment, leukemia patients, and leukemia symptoms.
Who is not a candidate of being bone marrow donor?
Polycythemia Vera and Leukemia patients
What is the average life expectancy for hairy cell leukemia patients?
near normal
How can you help someone with leukemia?
you can't do anything directly, but you can donate to charities like pennies for patients
In the SCID-X1 gene therapy trials what problem later surfaced in three of the patients?
leukemia
How many patients are diagnosed with leukemia?
3,800 children each year. 1 at the most, weird question
Is there a treatment for leukemia?
Yes, there is a treatment for leukemia. Treatment is usually in the form of drugs, coupled with chemotherapy. Some patients may also undergo radiation therapy or a bone marrow transplant.
Why do leukemia patients feel tired?
The body's defense system is working extremely hard to fight the disease, and that in itself can cause fatigue.
Why does anemia or thrombocytopenia develop in patients with leukemia?
Hematopoiesis occurs in the bone marrow. Leukemia is a kind of blood or bone marrow cancer which disrupts regular function and production of blood cells. A person with leukemia can not produce regular, healthy blood cells and that's why this person develop anemia.
