Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Review Article Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Infants: A Review Keishera Aldonza Candidate for Bachelor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Introduction Preterm infants often display signs of respiratory distress syndrome at birth due to the immaturity of the lung structure, with respiratory morbidity decreasing as gestational age increases. Respiratory distress syndrome is caused by a deficiency of surfactants. Surfactants…

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome The patient in this case study had an onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome brought on by trauma. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a disease state characterized by fluid buildup in the alveoli, making it difficult to oxygenate (MedlinePlus.gov). It is a life-threatening lung condition. The new definition and severity of ARDS are defined as PaO2/ FiO2 with a PEEP of 5+ (200-200) = mild, (100-200) = moderate, (<100) = severe…

Abstract This paper investigates the origins, human-to-human transmission and the physiological changes in humans due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Research shows that these two coronaviruses are both deadly and severe their diseases are. They both have caused assorted respiratory difficulties including pneumonia, organ dysfunction, bronchitis,cough and fever, and deficiency of breath. SARS and MERS are very…

The death of an elderly man on a flight from Beijing to Brisbane has been brought to our attention, as it appears the death was the result of an infectious disease, which we believe may have been ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome’ (SARS). SARS is a respiratory illness produced by a coronavirus, called ‘SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). It was first identified in 2002 in southern China, which resulted in an epidemic in 37 countries, with more than 8000 cases and 774 deaths. The epidemic…

Nitric oxide can be administered by a few different ways. When a patient is on a ventilator, nitric oxide is nebulized on the inspiratory cycle. Nitric oxide can also be given by a facemask or even a nasal cannula. The normal ranges for nitric oxide is 1 – 80 parts per million. High levels of nitric oxide can be very harmful and may even cause death, pulmonary edema or methemoglobinemia. A high concentration would be considered to be between 5,000 and 20,000 ppm. The length of time that…

prevent them from reoccurring in subsequent generations. This lack of funding is seen specifically with Leukemia research, and is affecting progress towards a cure by delaying treatment, creating more difficult diagnoses,…

and bone marrow cancer. It begins when a white blood stem cell produces a cancerous leukemia cell. White blood cells act as the body’s “doctors” for the body, fighting infections and diseases that enter the body. If this cell is not stopped, it will begin cell reproduction and duplicate quickly. The main way leukemia affects the body is it’s inability to fight foreign disease cells. Since the DNA in the leukemia cells don’t tell the cell to fight the foreign cell, it ignores them and the foreign…

An estimate of 24,090 deaths occur each year due to leukemia. An estimate of 52,380 new cases are diagnosed each year. In 2014, 52,380 people were diagnosed with leukemia. Leukemia is one of the most deadly forms of cancer, taking the lives of both the young and the old. Leukemia is the tenth most common type of cancer occurring in all races or ethnicities. Acute leukemia develops fast, but chronic leukemia develops more slowly. It causes almost one third of all cancer deaths in children today,…

overdosing, and illnesses. Then the number one reason is cancer. Leukemia is the 3rd leading deadliest cancer and kills 160 people each day, more than six people per hour and 58,000 people per year. Leukemia is a really bad disease and kills many people each year. Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. There are also many symptoms to leukemia. You also don’t know if you will survive or not when you have the cancer leukemia. Leukemia is usually thought of as a children’s condition, but it…

Leukemia does not show obvious symptoms early on, however it shows certain unusual symptoms which need further diagnoses. Leukemia detection test involves many diagnostic methods such as blood test, bone marrow test, cytogenetic analysis, immunophenotyping, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), immunoglobulin test, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and G-banding karyotyping. The evaluation of these this diagnostic test takes place in the laboratory to determine the treatment plan for the…