Anemia
inherited disorder of RBC [ DUE TO ABNORMAL Hb S]
when the body destroys RBCs prematurely
Patient with small and pale RBCs , low hematocrit value , low level of ferritin
celiac disease may cause
Anemia: low amount of folate
is a disease state in hematocrit and/or hemoglobin concentration are elevated in peripheral blood
Signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia
sickle cell anemia
G6PD deficiency
iron deficiency anemia
iron deficiency anemia
vitamin deficiency anemia
polycythemia
all of the above
Leukemia
the largest of leukocytes
What is leukaemia?
Bone marrow produces:
Diagnosis Physical exam
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
A person with leukemia has cancer in the blood and bone marrow and makes abnormal white blood cells. Over time, the abnormal cells crowd out normal white and red blood cells, and platelets.
The cause of leukemia is unknown, but risk factors include …
Leukemia is divided into 2 distinct types: acute, which progresses quickly, and chronic, which progresses more slowly
There are four main types of leukemia.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is somewhat more likely to develop in people assigned male at birth than in people assigned female at birth
Exposure to high levels of benzene in the workplace can cause leukemia.
Leukemia is more common in men than in women.
monocytes
Cancer of the WBCs
60-70% of the leukocytes
All of the above
Most often in people’s over age 55
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lymphoma
Males are slightly more likely to develop Hodgkin’s lymphoma than are females
means that cancer is found in one lymph
node region, or the cancer is found in only single organ in one area
Lymphomas are divided into two main types: Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Lymphoma starts in cells in the lymphatic system, which makes it different from most other cancers
If a lymph node is enlarged, it’s probably cancer
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