Anemia

Iron deficiency anemia. The normal hematocrit (ratio of packed red blood cells to total blood volume) rules out anemia due to loss of blood cells through hemorrhage or sickling. Below-normal hemoglabin indicates an iron deficiency in this case. No available iron = no hemoglobin produced.

Yes, but it depends what type the patient has. Iron supplements cure iron-deficiency anemia, the most common type. Other types such as folate deficiency and B12 deficiency are also curable by supplements. It's a bit more difficult to treat something like hereditary haemochromatosis (an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism) though.

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease. People who have the disease inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene-one from each parent. The sickle cell gene causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the iron-rich protein that gives blood its red color and carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. In sickle cell anemia, the hemoglobin sticks together when it delivers oxygen to the body's tissues. These clumps of hemoglobin are like liquid fibers. They cause the red blood cells to become stiff and shaped like a sickle, or "C." The sickled red blood cells tend to stick together and get caught in the blood vessels. (Other cells also may play a role in this process.) Two copies of the sickle cell gene are needed for the body to make the abnormal hemoglobin found in sickle cell anemia.

Anemia is either when your body can't produce enough red blood cells or your body breaks them down too quickly for it to carry the Oxygen around your entire body. So if you aren't getting the Oxygen you need your body will become tired easier and quicker and you may find it hard to breath at some points.

Anemia is a physical condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. It results in symptoms of fatigue and can lead to other health complications because the organs are not getting enough oxygen to function properly. There are more than four hundred types of anemia and they are divided into three group causes which are, anemia caused by blood loss, anemia caused by decreased or faulty red blood cell production, and anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells.

Macrocytic anemia is under 281.9 in the ICD-9. Macrocytic anemia does not have its own code. It shares that code with several other types of unspecified deficiency anemia, including dimorphic, megaloblastic NOS, nutritional NOS, and simple chronic.

well I'm 18 yrs old and i have sickle cell trait. i can tell you that there are not that many here are some:

-don't exercise for a prolonged time i did this a couple of times and when i stopped to catch my breath i felt very dizzy like if i was going to faint

-make sure your hydrated all day to ensure you red blood cells are constantly moving

-and last you will probably have some acute migraines or have tiny headaches sometime out of nowhere

i hope my advice helps you better understand make sure to get your partner tested

Decreased component depends on the type of anemia, but generally, anemia indicates a decrease in iron levels in the blood. However, you can have anemia with normal blood tests for iron.

It used to put a life expectancy on those who have it. The age used to be 21. These days people are surviving longer and longer with it. It really can be managed, if the person takes care of themselves. My boyfriend has it and is 34 years old.

Not necessarily. There are many different types of anemia. One example is sickle-cell anemia. In this condition your red blood cells become sickle shaped and stiff. This makes it hard for them to squeeze through you capillaries.

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

YES

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.