Thrombocytopenia

response. Typically 95% of patients develop antibodies to HIV within 6 weeks of being infected, and antibodies are detectable by screening serologic tests. Along with the detectable antibodies to HIV, elevations in liver enzymes, mild anemia and thrombocytopenia have also been reported in association with early HIV infection (Sax,…

Providing care for an ill individual in a healthcare setting is a nurse’s main responsibility, but teaching patients about their illness, and helping them understand long-term treatments is another crucial duty for a nurse. For example, Matt is a 19- year-old male college athlete student who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and a urinary tract infection. Matt needs a treatment plan to continue his life as a healthy young man. This paper will identify foreseeable patient concerns and…

During treatment, patients may also experience hair loss and mucus membranes sloughing. Invasion and destruction of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow leading to anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia (Copstead & Banasik, 2013). Gastrointestinal complications are common problems for cancer patients, these include constipation due to pain management, impaction, intestinal obstruction, diarrhea, and radiation enteritis. Cancer patients can also…

When a group of cells exhibit increased proliferation and invasiveness, they are determined to be cancerous. Essentially, when the body begins to grow out of control, the now cancerous cells can expand to other parts of the body. In the case of acute lymphocytic leukemia, however, cancer starts from early versions of white blood cells, which are also called lymphocytes (“What is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia?”). Since these cells are inherently a part of the immune system, they can spread quickly…

cell, platelet and neutrophil counts and a 20% or more increase in haematocrit values suggests haemoconcentration. Thus, monitoring should be done every 3-4 hours in cases of severe dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Thrombocytopenia is observed with platelet count of lesser than 100,000 cells/μL. Thus, monitoring…

Methotrexate can have adverse effects that have Hematologic side effects such as myelosuppression; suppression of blood cells and platelets in the bone marrow. Methotrexate suppresses haematopoiesis, which can cause anaemia, aplastic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, leucopoenia, lymphadenopathy leukopenia, and neutropenia. Immunosuppression effects such as infections, boils and acne and loss of hair are also adverse reactions to the drug. Renal failure, severe skin reactions and photosensitivity have…

Abstract Chronic myelogenous leukemia also known as chronic granulocytic leukemia or CML, was the first cancer to be clearly linked to a genetic abnormality as the primary cause of oncogene formation. This bone marrow stem cell disorder is associated with a chromosomal translocation, which leads to the formation of an oncogenic protein. This translocation and oncogenic protein is then responsible for inhibiting DNA repair and the enhancing the susceptibility of further genetic abnormalities.…

Hypertension is the most common medical disorder in pregnancy ranging from 12% to 22%, and is directly responsible for 17.6% of maternal deaths in the United States (Davidson, 2012, p. 461). Hypertension in pregnancy is classified into four groups: preeclampsia-eclampsia, chronic hypertension, chronic hypertension with superimposed eclampsia, and gestational hypertension. The most common type of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy is preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a syndrome that affects…

MEASLES According to the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), Rubeola, or “red” measles, is a highly contagious respiratory disease spread by coughing, sneezing, or simply being in close contact with someone who is infected with it, even when the rash is not visible. Measles tends to be more severe in adults than in children, with a higher fever, more prominent rash, and more complications. Symptoms start with a fever, cough, runny nose, red irritated eyes, sore throat with tiny white…

Viruses are found wherever there is life and have probably existed since living cells evolved, but the origin of viruses is unclear because they do not form fossils. Instead, researchers have resorted to using molecular techniques to compare DNA of viruses to other organisms. Studies at the molecular level have revealed relationships between viruses infecting organisms from each of the three domains of life and viral proteins that pre-date the divergence of life and thus the last universal…