Anemia

A lack of iron - an iron supplement can help if you have been diagnosed with anemia

Anemia means a low level of red blood cells, which carry oxygen. Mild anemias generally produce no symptoms but more severe anemia can cause shortness of breath, fatigue, and dizziness.

Causes include:

Increased loss - Usually bleeding is obvious. Vaginal bleeding (menstrual) can be significant enough to cause anemia and bleeding into the stomach an intestines can go unnoticed. Trauma patients with a fracture thigh can bleed significantly into the muscle. Certain conditions can cause the red cells to burst within the blood vessel causing no visible bleeding (abnormal hemoglobins such as sickle cell fall into this category).

Decreased production - The most common reason for this is low iron, often caused by low level bleeding and occasionally a poor diet. Other vitamin deficiencies and diseases can also do this.

Factitious - If the total body fluid is up or the tourniquette is left on too long when drawing the blood fluid can dilute the red cells despite having a normal amount.

1.It is particularly common among people whose ancestors come from sub-Saharan Africa; Spanish-speaking regions (South America, Cuba, Central America); Saudi Arabia; India; and Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy. In the Unites States, it affects around 72,000 people, most of whose ancestors come from Africa. The disease occurs in about 1 in every 500 African-American births and 1 in every 1000 to 1400 Hispanic-American births. About 2 million Americans, or 1 in 12 African Americans, carry the sickle cell trait.

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According to pubmed (a government run medical website) only 2 white people have been diagnosed with sickle cell. It was caused by a random mutation in their genes. For a white person to get sickle cell they must have a 1 in a trillion genetic mutation because there is no genetic history of sickle cell in white people. No genetic history of sickle cell means that it can not be inherited, it can only come from a mutation. Black people have much higher odds of having sickle cell because there is a genetic history of sickle cell in Africans. This means that it can be inherited from the parents. Sickle cell originated in three independent blood lines in Africa and one blood line in India 70,000-150,000 years ago. If you have sickle cell it means you are a descendent of one of these blood lines.

2. i am white and having sickle cell trait and alot off people around me having sickle cell disease

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One obvious suggestion would be a balanced diet (including some red meat, greens etc). Vegetarians may need to take special care in their diet if they do not eat meat and should consult an expert.

Caring for anemia depends on the underlying cause of the anemia. Therefore, determining the cause of anemia is very important. For example, iron-deficiency anemia occurs if the diet is too low in iron. Iron is an essential component of the hemoglobin in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Iron-deficiency anemia can also occur if the GI tract has a problem with absorbing the iron in the diet. Another cause of anemia is vitamin B12 deficiency. Again, vitamin B12 deficiency can occur if the diet is too low in vitamin B12, or if your body has a problem absorbing it. Anemia can also occur if there is kidney disease, since the kidney normally makes a hormone, erythropoietin, which tells your body to make red blood cells. In summary, caring for anemia requires identifying the cause of anemia and then resolving the underlying cause.

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pirates and people with bad diets (not eating enough vegetables) the poor (can't afford vegetables)

if people have a deficiency of vitamin c in their diet it can lead to poor skin conditions, scurvy and slow healing wounds.

Although most laborataries ask the patient to come fasting for an ESR test, studies have shown that there is no staistical difference in the test results in fasting and 1 hr after brekfast.

A blood test is needed to detect anemia, although some physical exam findings may suggest that anemia exists.

To determine the type of anemia, typically a differential count, an iron level, a ferritin level, a total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and vitamin B12 and folic acid levels will be evaluated. If these do not reveal the reason for the anemia, a blood smear may need to be done.

These are the major symptoms of Anemia:

1. Fatigue

2. weakness

3. shortness of breath

4. light headedness

5. looking pale

6. pale or cold skin

7. Low blood pressure

Perncious anemia is caused by the body's inability to absorb the vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract, due to a loss of gastric parietal cells. Regular B12 supplementation can keep pernicious anemia at bay, though it is not a complete cure. B12 is a vitamin obtained from meat and dairy products.

1. Oxygenate - nasal cannula or mask

2. Place in high fowlers position

3. Rest

4. Medicate as ordered

1- Bactria build up (soap scum) that allows odor causing gems to react to the waste that is adhered to the internal drain piping

2- Poor venting

3- Capillary attraction where a piece of string could possibly draw out the trap seal.

4- Negative or positive pressure that can weaken the trap sea

5- No trap

6- AAV gone bad

7- Not all the debris was properly flushed down the drain

8- No back flow devices that would prevent foul water from entering the machine

Basically, sickle cell anemia means that some of the red blood cells of the person with the disease are not the right shape, instead of being bowl shaped, they are half moon shaped. This means that they can't carry oxygen around the body as well as a person without the condition. As the sickle cells are not only the wrong shape, but also quite rigid, they can block the blood capillaries, so that tissues in the body become starved of oxygen (ischemic). The blockages can vary loads in severity/frequency etc, and they can end up causing a stroke or heart attack if blocking a blood vessel to the brain or heart. One of the organs that is really badly affected by this is the spleen. It has really narrow blood vessels leading to it, so can get starved of oxygen badly and frequently. Normally this means that people with sickle cell anemia do not have a working spleen by the end of childhood, so are at risk of infections. People with sickle cell anemia tend to have more red blood cells than people without the condition as their body over compensates for the red blood cells.

The most preventable form of anemia is iron-deficiency anemia. In this case, it is important to eat foods rich in iron (or fortified with iron). In addition, taking Ferrous Sulfate tablets, as prescribed by a physician or nurse practitioner, would help to readily correct the problem of iron-deficiency anemia.

Vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia is another one that can be often treated with just B-12 supplementation (as directed by your doctor). However, if B-12 deficiency anemia is caused by lack of intrinsic factor (IF) in the stomach, then B-12 would need to be given by injection (in order to bypass the otherwise needed absorption of B-12 in the stomach).

Anemias due to blood loss require medical and, sometimes, surgical intervention. There are also a whole array of other anemias which require specific trreatment.

Consume a reasonable diet, adequate in protein and iron (as well as folic acid and vitamin B12).

Iron deficiency anemia, which is what I assume you are referring to, is most common among females because they lose lots of iron during menstruation. Vegetarians, woman with especially long periods, endurance athletes and pregnant woman are at higher risks. If you are not a vegetarian, you should try to eat lots of lean red meats in addition to leafy green vegetables as those are the the best sorces of iron. Red mean is a hema (animal) iron and vegetables is a non-hema (non-animal) iron. Hema iron is more easily absorbed by the body, but if you eat non-hema iron and hema iron in conjunction, it boost absorption of the non-hema iron. Vitamin C boosts absorption as well. So for example, if a person ate a steak or hamburger and a spinach salad and apple slices, they would be consuming a meal that is likely to boost their iron levels. If you are a vegetarian, you might substitute the burger for some type of red or white bean (beans are high in iron) or perhaps a tofu burger. Also, many cereals are iron fortified, and although they are the most easily absorbed form of iron, if you eat a bowl of cereal with a glass or juice you would be starting out your day well. You should just Google foods which are high in iron, print off a list, and stick it to your fridge so you can stalk up on iron rich foods next time you go to the store. In addition, I would recommend going to CVS or Walgreen's and getting slow-release Fe. Take one tablet a day if you are reasonably sized, probably one every other day if you are under 100 pounds - read the package.

This is anaemia (lowered blood haemoglobin) due to a lack of vitamin B12 absorbed from the intestinal tract, due to a lack of intrinsic factor usually. This can be due to auto antibodies against the cells that produce intrinsic factor, stomach ulcers crowding out the cells that produce intrinsic factor, a hereditary lack of intrinsic factor or the after effects of surgery, illness or fish tapeworm. This gives a macrocytic anaemia. Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease that renders the person unable to absorb sufficient Vitamin B-12. Eventually the person becomes Vitamin B-12 deficient and must be treated. Prior to the availability of treatment persons died from the disease, hence the name pernicious. It is critical that treatment be obtained as soon as possible. You can find more information at the following website: www.pernicious-anaemia-society.org

Iron is a component of hemoglobin.

It's the iron that carries to O2 to your cells.

Low iron leads to anemia (low red cell count)

which leads to cardiac failure. When someone is anemic, they tend to be very fatigued...

Anaemia is a condition where the level of hemoglobin in the blood is below the normal range. Hemoglobin is the iron-containing molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body so, in anaemia, less oxygen is delivered to the tissues. Anaemia is an abnormal reduction in the amount of the oxygen-carrying pigment hemoglobin in the red blood cells which is probaly why people look pale. When you have less red blood cells then you will probaly start to feel tired and possibly cold.

yes it can skip a generation, since it is a Mendel inheritance. and it is a reccesive trait. therefore offspring's can have two unaffected parents but chances are both parents might be carriers

Well, its a genetic disorder that is most common among African Americans. It is when red blood cells are C shaped. It's an example of a problem

It is an example of pleiotropy.

There are several things that can cause the human body to lose iron. Blood loss, a lack of iron in your diet, and an inability to absorb iron are all causes to losing iron. Pregnancy can also cause your body to lose iron.

Anemia or iron deficiency can be cured by eating foods high in iron (leafy greens especially spinach are great, other green veggies are good as well but spinach is the highest in iron). Also, if you have been diagnosed as anemic by a doctor they will often prescribe iron supplements.

Sickle cell anemia however cannot be cured, only treated.