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Is leukemia an infection?
Leukemia is not an infection. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood formation. Leukemia can, however, make you more likely to get infections.
Which blood test provides information about the patient's immune system detects certain types of leukemia and determines the severity of infection?
white blood cell differential test
Why does leukemia effect the body system?
Leukemia is a kind of blood cancer. It affects bone marrow and you cannot make more blood cells. Blood cells are the one that fight against the antigen and protects the body. People with leukemia will have less or minimum protection and will be prone all kind of infection.
Will blood transfusion prolong life of untreated leukemia patient?
yes
What are test for leukemia?
The most accurate testing for Leukemia is by the patient having a Bone Marrow Biopsy. Leukemia is a general name for up to 77 different diseases (cancer) of the blood and/or blood producing organs.
Can a healthier diet help contribute to the fight against leukemia?
Yes that is very inportant to stay on a healthy diet. A leukemia patient needs to eat a diet that minimizes the risk of infection, provides strength to fight the leukemia and enables the body to work optimally to heal. Because leukemia is a blood cancer that starts in the white blood cells and leads to lowered immune system function, how food is prepared for leukemia patients is just as important as what foods they eat.
How can you be infected with leukemia?
Leukemia is NOT and infection. You cannot catch it. It is something that happens due to some kind of damage to the stem cells that are responsible for blood production.
What is the treatment for leukemia?
Leukemia has to be determined through a blood test, lumbar tap.It is treated with blood transfusion of packed RBC and for severe cases,patient will have bone marrow transplant. patient will be on reverse isolation to protect him from infections. Patient will also receives oxygen since RBC is depleted meaning no enough oxygen carriers in the blood
What is the leukemia treatment?
Leukemia has to be determined through a blood test, lumbar tap.It is treated with blood transfusion of packed RBC and for severe cases,patient will have bone marrow transplant. patient will be on reverse isolation to protect him from infections. Patient will also receives oxygen since RBC is depleted meaning no enough oxygen carriers in the blood
What is the difference between leukemia and leukemoid reaction?
Leukemia is a type of cancer that starts in the bone marrow and results in the overproduction of abnormal white blood cells. Leukemoid reaction, on the other hand, is a reactive increase in white blood cells in response to an underlying infection or inflammation, but it is not a malignant condition like leukemia.
What kind a count would you do to check if a patient has an infection?
white blood cell
What does high abs. segs mean in blood test?
High segs on a blood test is an elevated neutrophil count. It means that a bacterial infection is present in your body. High abs means you have an elevated white blood cell count and infection or leukemia is present.
