Anemia

Sickle cell anemia is a disease that results in the destruction of the protein hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a molecule located in the red blood cells that is responsible for the delivery of oxygen to the cells to the entire human body. This disease is a reaction of a point mutation in the β-hemoglobin gene that leads to the synthesis of sickle hemoglobin, which distorts and injures the red blood cell (Solovieff, Hartley, Baldwin, Klings, Gladwin, Taylor, & Sebastiani, 2011). Healthy red blood cells…

Consumption of extra iron in the form of fortified formula for infants has been a concern amongst Australian scientists due to its association with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. A lack of iron in the diet may cause anaemia which lowers the ability of the haemoglobin to carry oxygen which will cause fatigue and even worse, cardiac arrest. Conversely, excess intake of iron may cause Parkinson’s disease, it is a neurodegenerative disorder leads to progressive deterioration of motor function…

Iron deficiency is the largest nutritional deficiency globally, with an estimated 52% of pregnant women in developing countries identified as iron deficient (Gautam CS et. al 2008) and approximately 25% in Australia (Thorogood C & Donaldson, C 2015). Iron supplementation is commonly used complimentary medicine within midwifery care as a significant number of women suffer from the most common form of anaemia, iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) (Reveiz L et. al 2011). In Australia during the perinatal…

Dacie, Sickle Cell Anemia is a disease of childhood. Adults can also have sickle cell anemia, but it is more common in children. Most children are affected by sickle cell anemia because they inherit it from their parents (Platt 1994). Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited recessive disease. If both of the child’s parent carries the trait for sickle cell anemia, then the child is affected. If someone obtains the heterozygous traits, then they become a carrier of sickle cell anemia (Serjeant 1997).…

there is too little iron in the blood, it can causes a decrease in the amount of red cells in the blood that delivers oxygen to the body. Anemia is a common diagnostic term describing a decrease in number in function of erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs), and is the most widespread hematological disorder. In order to determine types of anemia, the anemia has to be classified by preforming a complete blood count along with other test. These test help provide a diagnosis that directs…

Anemia ICD-9 CM is a code assigned for blood loss anemia. Anemia is a condition where there is a reduction in number of circulating red blood cells. The amount of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells causes a decrease in the ability of blood to deliver oxygen to the body tissues and organs. Blood loss anemia can be classified into two categories which are acute and chronic types of blood loss anemia under these two categories we have various minute categories respectively. Acute Blood…

of the megaloblastic anemias, resulting in macrocytic red blood cells. This elevation of MCV in the CBC is seen in all drugs that interfere with DNA synthesis and is common in cancer patients on chemotherapy. Rising MCV can be used in RA as a marker of impending methotrexate toxicity. Folate supplementation can be used to mitigate the effects of methotrexate…

Our hypothesis that was formulated was trying to explain how a child with both parents as carriers has a risk of acquiring and having sickle cell anemia. To text our hypothesis different methods and different materials were used to get the clear results. Materials that were used are as follows; agarose gel, micropipette and tips, DNA samples, fast stain, gel knife, light box, warm water, and lastly…

on treatments for anemia. Although both resources provided an abundant amount of information. It was evident based on the search results; which resource was the most reliable. The review of both websites were based on a set criterion such as; authority, number of hits, relevance, search features, and access to Published information. To begin, the authoritative website based on the search results was indeed PubMed. There were clinical reviews for PubMed when typing “anemia treatments” giving…

parks where children play have soil that contain lead. Exposure to lead may cause similar health conditions to anemia. Uncontaminated soil contains lead concentrations less than 50 parts per million (ppm). Yet soil lead levels in many areas exceed 200 ppm. The research will highlight correlation between the amount of lead found in children’s parks and hospital admissions for symptoms of anemia in Miami-Dade County. Planned Research: Testing the ppm of lead at four parks in Miami. Bill Baggs…