Hematology

This paper is scribed to present the compare and contrast between chronic venous insufficiency and deep venous thromboses. It will also present pathophysiology and treatment of the two mentioned diseases. The symptoms to the diseases may be identical although the anatomy is truly different.There is no exact amount of the people that are affected by chronic venous insufficiency and deep vein thrombosis although the estimated range is from 300,000 to over 600,000 each year in the United States.…

Sickle Cell Disease Throughout the world, approximately 300 million individuals are heterozygous for a mutation in the β-globin gene, meaning they carry the sickle cell trait (Key, Connes, & Derebail, 2015). Of those 300 million individuals, 100,000 Americans are affected by sickle cell disease, making it the most common inherited blood disorder. Every single cell in our body needs oxygen to function efficiently, and the role of hemoglobin in red blood cells is to transport oxygen from the lungs…

Components Of Blood Blood is a specialized body fluid. It has five main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood has many different functions, transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues, forming blood clots to prevent excess blood loss, carrying cells and antibodies that fight infection, bringing waste products to the kidneys and liver, which filter and clean the blood, and regulating body temperature. The blood that runs through the veins,…

According to the article “Managing Sickle Cell Disease”, sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder affecting the red blood cells. The disease causes the red blood cells to become rigid and half-moon shaped, resulting in obstruction of capillary blood flow. Decreased oxygen to the tissues results in pain. The disease is inherited and has the greatest prevalence among Black Americans and Hispanics in the United States. Inheritance is autosomal recessive and results in production of sickle…

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…

Leukopenia Leukopenia is a condition in which you have a low number of white blood cells. White blood cells help the body fight infections. The number of white blood cells in the body varies from person to person. Leukopenia is usually defined as having fewer than 4,000 white blood cells in 1 microliter of blood. There are five types of white blood cells. Two types (lymphocytes and neutrophils) make up most of the white blood cell count. When lymphocytes are low, the condition is called…

Various risk factors have been associated with each type of Leukemia. The chance of developing Acute Myeloid Leukemia is increased by smoking. It is widely known that smoking can cause cancers of the mouth, throat, and lungs; however, cancer-causing substances can also be absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs and travel to other parts of the body. Other risk factors for AML include exposure to: certain chemicals such as benzene and possibly formaldehyde, certain chemotherapy drugs with…

Hemophilia is a genetic disease that affects the blood. There are two types of this disease, they are classified as Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B. This genetic disease is most commonly found in males, although, the gene is passed down from the mother, the “carrier.” However, it has been discovered that hemophilia can occur in females, though it is rare. Hemophilia A is the classic type of this disorder where the affected individuals have a profound deficiency in Factor VIII, a part of your…

Blood, in all living things, is a very complex substance that scientists are learning new things about every day. Blood is characterized as a thick substance that has variations in color depending on how much oxygen is present in the blood. If a person’s blood contains ample amounts of oxygen it will be a bright red color and if it contains a low level of oxygen the color will be a dark red. Blood composition is forever varying due to the addition and removal of all sorts of substances in the…

There are thousands of diseases in the world. Some diseases can be cured others cant be. Some of these diseases however, deal with genetics. Genetic disease is defined as a disease caused by an abnormality in an individual's genome ("Genetic Disease"). One genetic disease that affects many people is Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Roughly 20,000 people each year are diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia or AML ("How Many People”). One casualty of these disease is my grandma who passed away of AML in…