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Blood

Blood is a bodily fluid consisting of plasma, blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the vertebrate vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues. In many species, it also carries hormones and disease-fighting substances. In this category, you will find questions about the blood in your body, including blood types, blood diseases, and the function of blood.

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If one parent had type B blood and other parent has type O blood is it possible that their unborn child gets type A blood?

It is possible in the very rarest of cases when actually the O parent is an A without producing the protein. In most cases, however, no.

Can rheumatoid arthritis cause high white blood count?

Yes, RA can cause elevations on the white blood cells. So can virues, stress, and other things. I have RA and every time i get a CBC (complete blood count) I have elevated white blood cells. I am always told its not high enough to be concerned and that it is probably from my RA since I suffer alot from inflammation. Ask your doctor if you are overly concerned.

Is 45.4 lymphocyte count high?

The normal levels of lymphocytes present in the blood usually range between 1200 and 3200 lymphocytes per milliliter of blood. However; different laboratories may follow different standards of valuing the normal levels of lymphocytes. Hence, it is important to consult a doctor for interpretation of the lab results of a blood test as also for understanding the status of lymphocyte.

Just like high lymphocytes count, low levels of lymphocytes may also point to the possible presence of an underlying condition. Some of these health conditions include the following:

Aplastic anemia

Steroids use side effects

HIV / AIDS

Tumors

Multiple sclerosis

An overactive adrenal cortex

Guiallain-Barre syndrome which refers to weakness in legs and arms, which generally results from nerve damage

Myasthenia gravis which refers to muscle weakness

If you mean 48 and not 4800, your level is much too low. If 4800, it is high and may be due to an infection or leukemia.

What minerals help make hemoglobin in red blood cells?

Hemoglobin is composed of 4 protein subunits and a iron (heme) unit in the center. Imagine a four leaf clover with the iron being the stem.

How do you increase the platelets in blood?

  • Management depends upon the cause. You suffer from mild thrombocytopenia and no treatment is required for the same.
  • If you suffer from serious bleeding you may require blood or platelet transfusion and occasionally removal of the spleen.
  • You could try homeopathic remedy to increase platelet count - Mellifolium 30, 8 pills twice a day. It will help you improve platelet count and avert bleeding.

Where are lymphocytes produced and stored?

The thymus is responsible for the t cell production.

What is directly related to hemoglobin?

As far as the obvious: Red Blood Cells, Oxygen, and Iron.

Hemogloblin is Iron Based, and is used in Red Blood Cells to Bind Oxygen for transport.

What causes low protein levels in the serum?

johua p.tumbali is causing this type please

What should you do if your blood sugar is over 400?

You would be dead... but if somehow you're not you need Insulin, and a lot of it.

Whoever wrote this knows nothing about blood sugar levels. Although it is dangerous you wouldn't simply die when your sugar goes over 400. What you should do is go to the er so they can get your levels down asap

Can a baby have leukemia?

My son was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder at the age of 20 months. While receiving therapy. He displayed many symptoms of early Autism but no one wanted to put that label on him yet. So about 6 months later, just when we were getting into the swing of things and I was learning everything that i could about his disability when he fell ill with a horrible fever. It was so bad and wouldn't break so I rushed him into the nearest er. Blood tests that were performed came back abnormal and they wanted to check further. More blood tests and a lumbar puncture were to confirm that my son was severely anemic, neutropenic, and needed several blood transfusions. He was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) Almost 3 years later, here we are with only a few more months of chemotherapy to go (he is 5 1/2 years old today) and his school wants to do more evaluations on him since he will start kindergarten next year. His speech issues and sensory problems are getting better, but he remains still very developmentally delayed. His recent evals conclude that my son is on the Autistic spectrum, moderate to severe in some areas. He cannot continue schooling at that school because they do not have all the resources to care for a child that severe. So off to a new school come August of 2011. I am very happy that after all this time, he has finally been diagnosed. But at the same time, I am heart broken once again. Another diagnosis, more therapy. On the bright side, he will be cancer free come July 2011! For such a young boy, he has been though an awful lot, but everything happens for a reason. So to answer your question, I cannot totally answer that. I do know that my son has Autsim and cancer (leukemia) but I am pretty sure that this is very rare as I cannot find any information anywhere on the internet. I cannot find a connection. The only thing I have come up with is that maybe my son has a weak immune system and maybe something triggered both the Autsim and cancer, or maybe made him more prone to both. I guess I will never really know. I hoped I have helped you out somewhat. Take care.

The two are definitely related in my daughter's case. Google NataliesTrekCIC and contact me if you want more info.

What is the removal of plasma from a blood withdrawn?

Plasmapheresis is the removal of plasma from the rest of the blood by mechanical means.

What happen if rbc is more than wbc in your blood?

There are usually more RBCs than WBCs. If you have an abnormal increase in WBCs, you have an infection or leukemia (a type of cancer).

Your white blood count is 15.3 what does that mean?

It is slightly elevated which could mean a number of things. If all of you counts hemoglobin, platlets are a little high you could have been a little dehydrated increasing the concentration of cells in the blood. It could mean you have a slight infection. White blood cells are your infection fighting cells. etc...

Why is it important to stop the loss of blood after a severe injury?

If blood wouldn't clot then when someone got a cut his blood would never stop leaking from it. Now that the blood does clot the hole will be filled up and the blood would stop.

What vitamin helps prevent infections and heals wounds?

The vitamin that prevents infections and promotes healing of wounds is Vitamin C. This vitamin also protects against bruising, helps prevent cancer, and helps with the growth of teeth and bones.

Red blood cells-white blood cells-platelets?

Plasma: Composed mainly of water about 90% in volume. It is what the blood cells suspend in.

Red Blood Cells: deliver oxygen to the tissue via the blood and carries some of the waste products back from the tissue.

White Blood Cells: cells of the immune system that are composed of various things.

Platelets: Platelets play a fundamental role in hemostasis and are a natural source of growth factors[. They circulate in the blood of mammals and are involved in hemostasis leading to the formation of blood clots. Like red blood cells, platelets have no nucleus.

Hemostasis is a complex process which causes the bleeding process to stop.

What is an inherited abnormality that causes a deficiency of a specific clotting factor resulting in a reduced ablitity to clot blood?

Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that slows down the blood clotting process. People who have hemophilia often have longer bleeding after an injury or surgery. People who have severe hemophilia have spontaneous bleeding into the joints and muscles. Hemophilia occurs more commonly in males than in females.
The two most common types of hemophilia are hemophilia A (also known as classic hemophilia) and hemophilia B (also known as Christmas disease). People who have hemophilia A have low levels of a blood clotting factor called factor eight (FVIII). People who have hemophilia B have low levels of factor nine (FIX).
The two types of hemophilia are caused by permanent gene changes (mutations) in different genes.