Red blood cell

At this moment, this young boy fits the diagnosis of Normocytic anemia with increased red cell production along with leukopenia. The patient presents with symptoms consistent with severe anemia including of pallor, fatigue, tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypotension. The patient’s new systolic ejection murmur is most likely related to increased semilunar flow due to the anemia. The recent throat infection and subsequent antibiotic treatment are the most probable cause of these symptoms. The…

Haemoglobin is made up of globular protein and an iron- rich compound known as haem. It is found in red blood cells and is involved in the transport of oxygen around the body. Red blood cells do not have a nucleus, increasing the amount of space for haemoglobin. There are approximately 300 million haemoglobin molecules in each red blood cells. The structure of haemoglobin enables it to carry oxygen with high efficiency. It has a quaternary structure made up of four globin subunits, most commonly…

this paper is to outline the condition of aplastic anemia. Aplastic anemia is a very rare and serious form of anemia that can cause many complications to occur the most severe being death. The condition is characterized by the reduction of red and white blood cells along with thrombocytes caused by bone morrow damage. This paper will show the etiology and pathophysiology of the condition, the signs and symptoms associated with the disease, how the disease is diagnosed, and the nursing…

Anemia is a condition that occurs when an individual’s blood does not have enough hemoglobin or red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the main foundation of a red blood cell. It helps sustain it by binding it to oxygen. If one does not have enough red blood cells, the cells within one’s body will not receive the sufficient amount of oxygen it needs to function properly. Anemia can be caused by several factors since there are more than a single type of anemic conditions. Therefore these conditions are…

known causes of megaloblastic anemia, has been attributed to Tomas Addison in 1849. One way pernicious can develop is the loss of gastric parietal cells, which are responsible for the secretion of intrinsic factor, a protein necessary for absorption of vitamin B12 in the ileum. Vitamin B12 helps the body make healthy red blood cells and helps keep nerve cells healthy. It is found in animal foods, including meat, fish, eggs, milk, and other dairy products. Diseases, conditions, and lifestyle are…

Sickle Cell Anemia India is one of the biggest countries with a population of 1.3 billion, but with a high population comes a high percentage in disease specifically sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia’s history goes as far back as 1846, since numerous discoveries have been made in understanding how sickle cell manifests. Therefore Dr. Herrick in 1910 was the first to distinguish the “pelicular elongated and sickle shaped” platelets (Vasaikar, 2015). While in 1949 sickle cell was identified…

enough healthy blood cells. When the intestines cannot properly absorb vitamin B12, then the body has a small amount of red blood cells. The word ‘pernicious’ means deadly due to that in the past, there was no treatment or any ways to prevent it. Pernicious anemia is caused when there is too much loss of stomach cells (red blood cells) that make intrinsic factor, which helps the body absorb vitamin B12 into the intestine. Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps the body's blood cells and nerves…

Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body doesn’t have enough iron. Iron is a necessary component of hemoglobin. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, this substance is extremely important because it carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Iron is also essential to preserve healthy cells, hair, skin and nails. At first, iron deficiency anemia can be so mild that it can be unnoticed. As the body becomes more iron deficient and anemia becomes worse, the signs and symptoms…

Sickle Cell Anemia: Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is the most common and severe form of sickle cell disease, and is caused by a genetic mutation that results in an abnormal formation of hemoglobin called hemoglobin S. SCA is an autosomal recessive disease, and the individual can inherit the hemoglobin S gene from both parents. Sometimes, an individual can inherit this gene from one parent and have a normal hemoglobin gene from other parents, and are called sickle cell trait. Individuals with sickle…

reduction in the hemoglobin and hematocrit affects the body defense mechanism, the body immunity becomes compromised, and some internal organs over work in compensation for the lack of oxygen resulting in anemia. Anemia is noted when the amount of red blood cells in our body decreases, as well as reduction in the number of the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. The four classifications of anemia are, microcytic, macrocytic, normocytic, and hemolytic anemia. (Buttarro, Trybulski, Polgar Bailey,…