Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a rare systemic condition that affects renal functioning and can develop into a life threatening disease with lasting complications. HUS is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells due to damage of small blood vessels), thrombocytopenia (an abnormal drop in platelet count) and impaired renal function (Nayer, A. & Asif, A., 2013). HUS can often onset after an infection of Escherichia coli which is a Shiga toxin-producing bacteria. There are two types of Shiga toxins that can lead to HUS, Shiga Toxin 1 (Stx1) and Shiga Toxin 2 (Stx2). There have been structural differences found between the two types as well as evidence to show that type 2 Stx causes more harmful kidney…

common in Northern Africa and Southern Europe, the areas where the fava bean cultivation and consumption is most common. People with favism significantly lack the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, or G6PD, which helps protect cellular integrity and clear out free radicals, which are molecules or atoms with unpaired electrons that disrupt cellular chemistry and cause a cell’s early death. Free radicals are especially dangerous in people with favism as there is not enough G6PD to clear…

Aeydan C. was born on 10/03/2011. He was born with a heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He lives at home with his mother and father with two dogs in a two-floor house.Aeydan's bedroom is located on the second floor with about 14 steps( parents was unsure of the number). He spends the majority of his time in his playroom located in the basement. He wears a medical bracelet on his wrist indicating his heart condition.The parents reported a healthy pregnancy with no…

would also need to be ruled out since the patient did present with a new heart murmur. The patient hemoglobin of 3.5 gm/dl is extremely low and would necessitate a blood transfusion. The Differential diagnosis would include: 1. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) AIHA is caused by autoantibody-induced premature destruction of circulating red blood cells. In this case the triggering factor could be infection or drugs. The patient history matches this scenario since the patient suffered from a…

For doctors, the hardest part is sometimes not the years of medical school, or the vast amounts of debt, it 's taking these years of education, and explaining it simply to someone else. I could tell a woman that her next child may suffer from hemolytic anemia and she must have RhoGAM injection. However, it is highly unlikely that she would understand what I’m trying to convey by hemolytic let alone what a RhoGAM entails. Simply explaining to a ninety-year-old how to use the bed controls teaches…

is most important in red blood cells since it helps to get rid of chemical elements that would otherwise destroy the cell. These destructive chemical elements are called free radicals, molecules or atoms with unpaired electrons looking for a pair in already complete molecules. As free radicals search for their pair, they cause chemical reactions which can disrupt cellular chemistry and lead to the cell 's early death. The cell membranes burst and are destroyed, causing hemolytic anemia Its…

Mildly affected infants can have little to no anemia and may show only hyperbilirubinemia because of the continuing hemolytic effect of the Rh antibodies that have crossed the placenta previously. Moderately affected infants can have a mixture of both anemia and hyperbilirubinemia/jaundice. In severe cases of fetal hyperbilirubinemia, kernicterus develops. Kernicterus is a neurological condition caused by the deposition of bilirubin into central nervous system tissues. Kernicterus typically only…

This is a test to screen a pregnancy to determine whether a baby has an increased chance of having specific chromosome disorders. The test examines the baby's DNA in the mother's blood. Williams Syndrome Williams syndrome is a rare disorder that can lead to problems with development. It is passed down in the offsprings of families. One of the 25 missing genes is the one that produces elastin, a protein that allows blood vessels and other tissues in the body to stretch. It is likely that…

Mohammad Ekrama Biology 22 Professor Clark 1october 2016 Christianson Syndrome Abstract: Christianson Syndrome is a super rare disease, it is a recessive X-linked disorder ,that usually affects the human body, specifically the nervous system. There are a lot of symptoms for this disorder like ataxia, seizures, epilepsy, severe mental retardation and microcephaly. Mutations on the SLC9A6 gene cause Christianson Syndrome, this gene is located on the X chromosome. This disorder is usually…

disabilities, what sickle cell does in children with neurodevelopment disorders, and what psychiatric disorders and down syndrome does in adolescents and young adults. This paper will only contain abstracts of my own doings for each journal I have obtained for this study. I will not be going into depth with every single disorder that is within a neurodevelopment disorder such as Mendelsohn’s Syndrome or…