The Red Chord

Running head: TRANSFUSION 1 TRANSFUSION 2 Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is an under-reported, life-threatening complication of blood component transfusion due to the misinterpretation of symptoms, unfamiliarity of causes, and delay of standardizing methods of prevention. According to Mazzei, Popovsky, & Kopko (2008, 734), TRALI is characterized by symptoms indistinguishable from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and…

Disease started in 1910.When a patient from the West Indies had anemia characterized by oddly shaped red blood cells. A Chicago physician, James B. Herrick identified the red blood cells as sickled shaped. It was discovered that the sickling of the cells was associated with the low oxygen in 1927 by Hahn and Gillespie. A medical student at John Hopkins, Sherman, noticed the birefringence of deoxygenated red blood cells, recommended that low oxygen adjusted the hemoglobin structure in the…

chapter one, the Hawaii Red Cross, is part of the Pacific Island Region of the American Red Cross. Not only is Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands separated from Hawaii by massive volumes of water, but there is also separation within the state of Hawaii. The Hawaii Red Cross has offices on four islands; Oahu, Big Island, Maui and Kauai. Since the different parts of the chapter is not physically connected, it makes the communication part harder. The management in the Hawaii Red Cross is…

It is a type of anemia where you don’t make “enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout body”(Sorrell). The blood cells are also misshapen they look ridged and crescent mooned shaped; because of this there “ cells can get stuck in small blood vessels, which then slows or blocks blood flow and oxygen…

: Sickle cells pallor is a hereditary issue which causes the declaration of deficient hemoglobin coming about unpredictably formed red platelet, know as “sickle cells”. these sickle cells cause issues in the body frequently blocking blood stream and creating difficult assaults and here and there stroke. Sickle cells have distinctive organic chemistry than typical red platelets and are controlled by numerous free radical procedures. This paper will audit the infection state and examine a few…

Introduction A common form of athletic enhancement for athletes who compete in marathons or cycling is known as blood doping. Jeanna Bryner, Managing Editor of Live Science, states it is “an illicit method of improving athletic performance by artificially boosting the blood 's ability to bring more oxygen to muscles.” Marathonist and cyclists use this method over steroids because if there is more oxygen going into their muscles, then they are able to increase their stamina and performance.…

short story “The Masque of the Red Death”, Poe uses a gothic tone and an allegory to tell the story about a Prince who ends up facing a harsh reality when he tries to escape a problem. The allegorical theme of “The Masque of the Red Death” focuses on socioeconomic inequality; it reflects the idea of how the wealthy put their self-interests above all and leave the poor to fend for themselves even though in the end everyone has the same fate. The symbolic meaning of the Red Death, Prince…

a fetal hemoglobin will produced (Platt, 2008). Therefore, hydroxyurea overcome the bad effects of sickle hemoglobin (HbS), which causes a damage of the cell membrane by different ways leads to hemolysis and the loss of endogenous nitric oxide, on red blood cells (Platt, 2008). Hydroxyurea had excellent oral bioavailability and a half-life ranging from 2-4 hours which means a relatively rapid clearance in both adult and children (Ware et al., 2002). Also, it found to increase fetal hemoglobin…

Have you ever wondered why you are more susceptible to a cold than a classmate who may be of a different race? It may be a result of natural selection as it impacts people living in certain countries, making them able to withstand weather or deadly diseases in their environment. However, all good things come at a cost. In Survival of the Sickest, Dr. Sharon Moalem explains that certain diseases that might affect people later in life have actually guided human evolution, enabling the species to…

Ultrasonography is a type of diagnostic tool used to screen for any type of tumors that may have precipitated the illness. The most common types that cause polycythemia are kidney and liver tumors. The kidneys produce erythropoietin; these are what generates red blood cells. The liver and spleen are affected by this too, and those with polycythemia may have splenomegaly (LLS, 2012). Chest x-ray and sleep studies are other forms of diagnostic tools used in the identification of this disease. Upon…