Human resource management disease ch 7

Chapter Diseases of the Blood Terms       Erythrocytes: Red blood cells Hemoglobin: Protein in red blood cells Anemia: Condition of reduced numbers of red blood cells Hypoxia: Lack of oxygen in blood cells Hemolysis: Red blood cell death Pernicious anemia: Deficiency of Vitamin B12 which must be supplied by diet – body does not produce its own Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc Terms     Leukocytes: White blood cells Neutropenia: Reduction in circulating components of white blood cells Age-related Anemia: is most common in persons greater than 75 years of age due to blood loss, nutritional deficits, chronic illness and chronic renal failure Lack of white blood cells: Are generally secondary to cancer treatments, malignancy, and nutritional anemias Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc Signs and Symptoms     Anemia: Iron deficient, of chronic disease and folic acid deficiency – Fatigue, SOB, decreased exercise tolerance Pernicious anemia: Abdominal distress, nausea, vomiting, burning of tongue Sickle cell anemia: pallor, SOB, fatigue, painful sickle cell crisis Thalassemia (defective hemoglobin): Pallor, fatigue, SOB Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc     Polycythemia vera: Dizziness, headaches, and visual disturbances (treat with chemo, leeches) Hemophelia A: Bleeding, genetic Von Willebrand’s disease: Genetic, platelet adhesion causes bleeding Neutropenia: Infection, fever, skin inflammation Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc ...     Polycythemia vera: Dizziness, headaches, and visual disturbances (treat with chemo, leeches) Hemophelia A: Bleeding, genetic Von Willebrand’s disease: Genetic, platelet adhesion causes... Age-related Anemia: is most common in persons greater than 75 years of age due to blood loss, nutritional deficits, chronic illness and chronic renal failure Lack of white blood cells: Are generally... Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc Signs and Symptoms     Anemia: Iron deficient, of chronic disease and folic acid deficiency – Fatigue, SOB, decreased exercise tolerance Pernicious anemia: