Blood transfusion

and an immunoglobulin increase causes the endothelial cells to become infected that in turn destroy erythrocytes or red blood cells. If you have a foal with immunodeficiency then it will develop thrombocytopenia once infected with the EIA virus because the T and B cell counts are low making them unable to fight back against the antigen. They do not have the ability to free the blood of the virus-causing anemia. Beginning with…

Cell is a serious blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become misshaped. These abnormally shaped red blood cells can get clustered into blood vessels and block blood flow to areas of the body. According to the center of disease and control the number of people with sickle cell in the united states is unknown, but it is prevalent amongst African-Americans occurring in 1 out of 365 births. If this act is passed, we can begin to acquire valuable information about this blood disorder and…

CrossMatch is performed before the administration of blood or blood products. Cross Matching is used to make sure that the specific donor blood that will be used during transfusion does not react with the patient's blood.The purpose of cross matching is to discover the existence of antibodies in the recipient against the red blood cells of the donor. The antibodies attach themselves to the red blood cells of the person donating, after transfusion. When doing a cross match there can be a few…

tremendous need of blood for medical treatment. Nazi Germany began to carry out airstrikes on Great Britain, its greatest rival. An estimated 13,600 tons of explosives were fired, leaving irreversible destruction and wounding both civilians and soldiers (Mahone-Lonesome and King 5). The life-threatening injuries sustained from these weapons created a need for immediate blood transfusions. The understanding of blood in the 1940’s was limited, and the shelf life of blood was restricted. The blood…

We all repeated the blood test just to make sure, and we all had sickle cell trait and my daughter has SCD. According to Participant #5: I thought my husband did not have sickle cell trait until we had our son. I have SCD and I suffer from the complications; and I do not want my kids to have the same experience with this disease. Further, even though the Saudi community was not aware about blood marriage and inherited blood disease, some mothers with SCD tried hard to plan…

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 are round and able to maneuver throughout the body very easily…

times. Airborne and blood borne pathogens are just two, but they are something that everyone in the health care field will come across, whether they are a nurse, receptionist or manager. Knowing what both Airborne and blood borne pathogens are, how to prevent exposure to both and what agencies/laws are in place to help prevent exposure are all important items that will be covered in this paper. A blood borne pathogen is a pathogenic microorganism that is present in human blood and can cause…

give away, your blood. Blood donation not only benefits yourself and others in need but, it also helps advance research being…

storing blood plasma and organized the first large scale blood bank in U.S. He was born on June 3, 1904 in washington D.C. and died on April 1, 1950 in North Carolina. Charles got his education from Columbia University, Amherst College and McGill University. He was the first african american to earn a degree from Columbia. Drew was a doctor, surgeon and educator. Drew is very well know as “The father of blood banks.” Drew developed a method for processing and preserving blood plasma or blood…

nurses, paramedics, and other healthcare personnel come into contact with blood on a daily basis. Although blood flows through every human body, harmful bacteria can lace itself into the blood stream and spread from person to person. Controlling these pathogens from spreading could save a life. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines bloodborne pathogens as “infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans.” Diseases included are hepatitis B,…