What is hemophilia? What is its cause and symptoms? Which factors are low or missing in the person? Why are a person’s joints are often affected?…
The assessment of Mrs. C. C. would need to begin with a complete history and physical exam that includes a visual exam of her entire body/skin. The step would need to include a complete history of the present illness to detail the mechanisms of injury, history of other related injuries, and identify any other signs of bleeding. Coagulation trends would need to be reviewed. Diagnosis Thrombocytopenic Purpura Treatment Supportive…
The average blood loss during a menstrual cycle is 20-50ml and anything above 80ml is considered excessive (Perry, 2012 and 201; Fraser et al., 2011). In addition to what the patient reports (number of pads used per day), it is important to look for signs and symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, anemia, feeling cold, and palpitation. It is important to find the cause and treatment this illness is because of all articles found states that “heavy menstrual bleeding can have an adverse impact on women’s health-related quality of life and is an important cause of iron deficiency anemia” (Fraser et al., 2011). The most common treatment for menorrhagia is oral contraceptive, which has been shown to be associated with good cycle control and tolerable menstrual cycle (Fraser et al., 2011; Perry 2013).…
Anticoagulants are blood thinning medications that are used for the treatment and prevention of blood clots. They act mainly by slowing blood clot formation and thus preventing associated complications1.Their approved Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indications include prophylaxis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and preventing complications associated with atrial fibrillation such as stroke2. For the past years, vitamin-k antagonist (warfarin) has been the primary treatment for a wide range of coagulation related indications3. However, limitations of warfarin have led to the discovery of a new generation of anticoagulants.…
(n.d.). Retrieved October 18, 2016, from http://reference.medscape.com/drug/lovenox-enoxaparin-342174 Guidelines for the Management of Anticoagulant and Anti-Platelet Agent Associated Bleeding Complications in Adults. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18, 2016, from http://wsp.mclaren.org/Lapeer/files/Guidelines for the Management of Anticoagulant Agents.pdf Kreuziger, L. M., Keenan, J. C., Morton, C. T., & Dries, D. J. (2014, July 20).…
Khorn is a 69-year-old male diagnosed with hemochromatosis (E83.11), along with a history of cirrhosis, alcohol abuse, pain, and iron overload syndrome. Khorn initial ferritin lever was over 4400 and started on a monthly Phlebotomy schedule, however, without an adequate response started on chelation therapy. His ferritin level improved however increased again; still his ferritin level is not ideal or within normal range. Khorn’s recent lab work reveals his ferritin level at 2,795, Hgb 9.9, Hct 34.6, Platelet 75, MCV 70, MCH 20, MCHC 28.6, and RDW 20.7. Khorn will experience a clinical benefit from Exjade and this medication is crucial to assist in regulation of his Ferritin levels.…
At day 42 postpartum, 2 hours earlier her admission, she had a massive vaginal bleeding, dizziness and syncope. She was clinically stable. On gynecological examination, the vulva was bloody, blood clots within the vagina, cervix smooth and closed no active bleeding and the uterus such as the size of 2 months pregnant, more than accepted. The estimated blood loss at admission about 1000ml, Hemoglobin 94g / l , white blood cell count 19.45 x 10 ^ 9 / L, with normal…
It is an anitclotting medication, it keeps the blood thin and free of deadly blood clots so that it will flow smoothly through the circulatory system. In order for the blood to clot after a blood vessel is damaged a process needs to happen. The serine protease and the clotting factors II,VII,IX, and X are realeased from the liver and flow in the bloodstream throughout the body in an inactive state. When the injury occurs, The factors become activated by vitamine K, as the clotting happens vitamin K becomes inactive recyles awaiting future use.…
Carried on the twelfth chromosome, von Willebrand causes excessive bleeding (National Hemophilia). Patients with VWD have slower blood clot formation, resulting in prolonged bleeding. As a lifelong condition without a cure, it can come with serious health hazards. Roughly one percent of the U.S. population, or one out of a thousand, have this ailment. However, while other bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia, occur mainly in males, VWD occurs equally in both men and…
Von Willebrand Disease Von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder. It occurs when the body makes too little of the von Willebrand factor (VWF), a protein that helps blood clot, or when the VWF is misshapen and does not work the way it should. VWF is a carrier for another protein, called factor 8, that helps blood clot. When VWF levels are low or when VWF is not working properly, factor 8 levels are low as well and the body is less able to form stable blood clots.…
References Bern, M. M., Hazel, D., Deeran, E., Richmond, J. R., Ward, D. M., Spitz, D. J., ... Bierbaum, B. E. (2015). Low dose compared to variable dose Warfarin and to Fondaparinux as prophylaxis for thromboembolism after elective hip or knee replacement surgery; a randomized, prospective study. Thrombosis Journal, 13, 32. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.prx-herzing.lirn.net/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA430940202&v=2.1&u=lirn50909&it=r&p=PPNU&sw=w&asid=e4dcb8e33c13f80b607c372281360a57 Dzaja, I., Howard, J., Somerville, L., & Lanting, B. (2015).…
To prevent iron build up in patients who need multiple blood transfusions, iron chelation therapy may be sought to help the body reduce the excess…
As a result, their body evolved to produce more iron to account for that major blood loss occurring in their battles. Hemochromatosis is treated through the process of bloodletting or drawing blood from the patient. Bloodletting…
Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disease that causes iron to build up in the body, eventually causing an “iron overload” in organs. Normally, your body stops absorbing iron when it detects that there is sufficient iron in your blood; in the body of a person who has the genes of hemochromatosis, the body constantly craves for more iron than needed. The excess iron is distributed and stored throughout the body, eventually damaging the joints, the major organs, and overall body chemistry. People with the disease typically have tanned skin all the time even when not in the presence of the sun, due to iron building in the skin. It states in Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem, “Unchecked, hemochromatosis can lead to liver failure, heart…
Hemolytic transfusion reaction is a life-threatening blood transfusion reaction (Yahalom & Zelig, 2015). Its symptoms can be displayed immediately or seen over days to weeks after the transfusion. Immediate action must take place in order for the patient to survive. When patients are given the wrong blood type an ABO incompatibility take place causing the destruction of their red blood cell (Berseus, Boman, Nessen, & Westerberg, 2013).…