Anemia and RBC disorders
The term Anemia suggests a lack of blood, but it is actually a shortage of either one of these two things.
What is the shortage of RBC's or hemoglobin?
This condition is a blood clot problem in the deeper leg veins such as the popliteal, femoral, and iliac veins.
What is deep vein thrombosis? (DVT)
This bleeding disorder is usually linked to a lack of clotting factor VIII
What is Type A hemophilia?
This type of myeloma is also called plasmacytoma and involves a single tumor in bone marrow or soft tissue.
What is solitary myeloma?
In sickle cell disease, red blood cells change into this abnormal shape, making them rigid and more likely to block blood flow.
What is a crescent or sickle shape?
This type of anemia may be caused by low iron, vitamin B12, or folate.
What is nutritional anemia?
What is an embolus/embolism?
This inherited bleeding disorder often causes nosebleeds, easy bruising, heavy menstrual bleeding, or prolonged bleeding after dental work.
What is von Willebrand disease?
These are early symptoms of myeloma caused as tumors corrode bone, tissue, and irritate nerves. (3 answers)
What are pain, spinal cord/nerve root compression, and fractures?
This complication occurs when sickle cells block a capillary, causing an infection
What is a sickle cell crisis?
What causes Hemorrhagic anemia?
What is sudden or chronic blood loss, either from a major wound, Peptic ulcers, heavy menstruation, or GI bleeding?
This dangerous condition happens when a clot travels to the lungs and may cause sudden shortness of breath or chest pain.
What is pulmonary embolism?
A client with a bleeding disorder may show these skin signs after even minor bumps or pressure, making deep massage techniques risky.
What are bruises, petechiae, or hematomas?
These are three places where extramedullary plasmacytoma growths may develop.
What are the skin, muscles, and lungs?
Sickle cell disease is most common in the U.S. among people with ancestry from these racial or ethnic groups.
What are African Americans, Hispanics, and people from Italy, Greece, Turkey, and the people from the Middle East?
This anemia happens when RBCs are prematurely destroyed faster than the body can replace them?
What is Hemolytic anemia?
Long periods of immobility, vessel injury, smoking, pregnancy, surgery, obesity, or clotting disorders can increase the risk for this clot-related condition.
What is thrombosis?
People with hemophilia may have repeated bleeding into this body structure, causing pain, swelling, and long-term damage.
What are joints?
This condition is associated with the Philadelphia chromosome and abnormal myeloid cell growth.
What is chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML?
This complication can occur when sickled cells block blood flow to the lungs, causing chest pain, fever, and breathing problems.
What is acute chest syndrome?
Anemia can happen at any age, but it is especially common in adults over 65 and is seen about twice as often in this group compared with others.
What is women of childbearing age?
This condition is often described as a leading cause of death in hospitalized patients.
What is pulmonary embolism?
This hormone may be used in some cases of mild hemophilia A because it helps stimulate the production of extra clotting factors.
What is Desmopressin?
This condition affects myeloid cells and can cause fatigue, bruising, bleeding, fever, and infection because normal bone marrow is crowded out.
What is acute myeloid leukemia, or AML?
In SCD, repeated blockage of small blood vessels can lead to chronic damage in mainly this organ?
The Spleen (also can affect the liver, kidneys, and brain)