Treatment of microcytic anemia are preventable, just by following a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. However, in case you are diagnosed with this health problem, there are several forms of treatment you can adopt to overcome it. The main objective of microcytic anemia treatment is to increase the production of red blood cells in the body. One of the first steps of elevating the production of red blood cells is by increasing your consumption of foods that are high in iron. Animal products and most varieties of meat like chicken, turkey, beef, pork, lamb and veal are some of the best sources of iron that you can consume. Meat organs like liver are also good for increasing iron levels. Seafood varieties like scallops, oysters, clams should
A complete blood count was done for this patient upon admission in order to give a baseline to help guide his care. The blood count was also done to show how his hematological system was affected by the trauma that he suffered in the motor vehicle accident he was in. If the patient was hemodynamically unstable, he may have needed blood transfusions to bring his blood counts up. White blood cells could help to tell is the patient has an infection in his surgical wound. The patient also underwent surgery to correct the injury to his spine, causing more blood to be lost in the process. The platelet, hemoglobin, and hematocrit counts could help to show in the future if the patient is suffering from internal bleeding after the surgery he had.
Vitamin B12 deficiency limits selenium methylation and excretion resulting in higher tissue selenium levels and subsequent toxicity. It occurs in people whose digestive systems do not adequately absorb the vitamin from the foods they eat. Vegetarians who eat eggs and milk products are the most at risk because, on average, they consume less than half the adult vitamin B12 Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) while strict vegans (who don't eat any animal products, including meat, eggs, or milk) are at an even greater risk. Vitamin B12 is important since it works with the vitamin folate to make the body’s genetic material and help keep levels of the amino acid homocysteine in check which helps to decrease heart disease risk. It is also essential in the production of red blood cells which carry oxygen through the blood to the body’s tissues. Life Extension gives offers some of selenium supplements. Babies who are born of parents with low selenium and vitamin B12 rich foods are at risk of anaemia.
Sickle Cell Anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder, which increases blood thickness hence affects the smooth flow of blood. This causes by the destruction of red cells where the normal shape of red cell become a stiff sickle shape. As a result, sufficient oxygen does not reach the vital organs. A vaso-occlusive crisis arises from hindrance of blood circulation by sickled blood cells. It is characterized by sturdy pains and in some cases; it may cause permanent organ damage. This paper seeks to formulate a nursing diagnosis, as well as a plan of care that includes nursing interventions and the methods to be used to evaluate whether the interventions are successful (American Sickle Cell Anemia Association).
Sickle cell anemia is a disease that reforms the patient’s red blood cells, which makes the red blood cells has an abnormal shape like a sickle. Sickled red blood cells can result to severe anemia; decrease causes numerous painful symptoms in patients. A defective protein called hemoglobin is what cause the abnormal shape of the red blood cells in the sickle cell patients.
Kidney dialysis comes at a price. With chronic kidney disease (CKD), there can be problems with iron depletion. Dialysis slowly depletes a patient of iron. On average, about 5-7 mg of iron is lost in each session. Until recently, the main way doctors tried to compensate for this loss was by adding 100 mg of iron into the bloodstream. This treatment comes with risks of oxidative stress and can cause liver damage. A new drug has recently been in the news and seems to help greatly with this problem. The drug is called Triferic. Triferic mimics the way iron is absorbed into the body naturally. The absorption gradually goes to the body’s bone marrow and helps to maintain levels of hemoglobin. Triferic is still in the trial stages with 3 successful trials done so far. It very well may become an integrated treatment for those with CKD. (Glatter, 2013)
Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic disorder that makes your body produce red blood cells that are abnormal in shape. This disease is also widely known as hemoglobin SS disease. Unlike normal red blood cells, sickle cells are rigid and tenacious. Due to their shape and rigidness, they can block blood flow. In turn, this could cause organ damage to the body. Sickle cells are also fragile and die very easily due to the fact sickle cells have a lifespan of twenty days instead of the normal one hundred and twenty days for normal red blood cells.This causes the body to have a lower blood cell count, hence the name anemia in sickle cell anemia.
According to the details given in case study, Ms. A has iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia. It is a condition where the blood lacks enough red blood cells (Clark, 2008). When there are a low number of red blood cells, it makes transportation of oxygen to parts of the body very difficult. Iron deficiency is type of anemia due to the lack of iron in the body. Without the proper amount of iron in the body, it cannot produce enough hemoglobin and since hemoglobin is the main carrier of oxygen, low levels of it can lead to tiredness and shortness of breath (Copstead, Banasik, 2010).
The problem is that these individuals may suffer from anemia due to a lack of iron in the body. However, with education on the importance iron, women and men can seek out some non meat based sources of iron one of them being spinach. This provides them with the iron that they lose from their bodies just to keep them healthy (Benefits of being a vegetarian, 2010). At the same time, being vegetarian is important in maintaining the level of healthy blood; this can be done by consuming more Calcium. Calcium is also another nutrient that is necessary for to the body in terms of growth. Calcium is obtained from vegetarian diets through foods such as leafy green vegetables, seeds, and nuts. Eating a vegetarian diet also results in a balanced body pH for the functioning of the body tissues, giving people more reasons for consuming a vegetarian based diet (Writers,
Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in the United States and often responsible for anemia and neurologic symptoms, particularly in the elderly.
Complete Blood Count with Differential is one of the most commonly ordered tests for routine check-ups and/or physicals. A complete blood count with differential measures the levels of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelet levels, hemoglobin and hematocrit. Most of the time it is ordered as a screening test to check for anemia or infection. The Complete Blood Count with Differential is used to aid in diagnosing and treating a large number of conditions (Lockwood, 2013).
Pernicious anemia (PA) is an autoimmune disease that destroys the body’s stomach cells, mainly the fundus of the stomach thereby causing hematologic, neurologic, gastrointestinal and psychiatric abnormalities. PA is difficult to diagnosis due to it slow onset and progressive severity over a 20-30 years period causing undiagnosed persons to adjust to certain symptoms like hypoxia, palpitations, dizziness and fatigue. Furthermore, neurologic signs and symptoms like paresthesia and ataxia are the usual reason medical attention is sought, additionally paresthesia and ataxia that are cause by PA can not be reversed after being present for more than 6 months. Therefore Deb’s NP should ask about paresthesia and ataxia and begin treatment as soon as possible (Mennella & Pravikoff, 2016).
Vitamin C aids in resistance to infection and healing of wounds. It also helps the body absorb iron from food. Vitamin C can be found in green vegetables, potatoes, tomatoes and citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons. Lack of vitamin C can cause scurvy, iron deficiency, and poor wound healing. A healthy diet should include a high amount of vitamin C because the human body cannot produce its own vitamin C. DCPIP Dichlorophenolindolphenol or DCPIP is a blue substance which acts as an indicator.
Polycythaemia is a blood disorder defined as an increase in blood erythrocyte concentration. Absolute polycythaemia is where this increase is caused by greater erythrocyte production, determined by measuring the haematocrit level, with one study showing that 83% of sufferers have a haematocrit level of >55%. This should not be confused with relative polycythaemia, caused by a decrease in blood plasma volume often secondary to hypertension. Interestingly, those affected tend to also have increased blood platelet and white cell concentrations, which correlates well with the notion that the disease is caused by a genetic defect in the haematopoietic stem cell population within the bone marrow. Studies have shown the median age of onset to be 60, although a Mayo Clinic study in Olmstead County, Minnesota showed it to be slightly higher, at between 70 and 79 years, with men affected more than women – though the reason behind the gender inequality is currently unknown. In addition, its prevalence within the US is thought to be in the region of 50/100,000. Furthermore, it has long been known that Finnish skier and seven time Olympic champion Eero Mantyranta suffered from the disease, and it is often stated that his success, at least in part, can be put down to his polycythaemia – indeed experiments have shown that it can increase the blood oxygen carrying capacity by up to 50%, an undeniable asset to any endurance athlete. However, the disease can also prove fatal in many cases because the thickened blood increases the probability of clot formation, giving deep vein thrombosis and potentially pulmonary embolus. It is this double edged nature of polycythaemia that first took ...
One of the most common nutrients that meat is known to provide people with is iron. Iron helps the body produce important nutrients like hemoglobin and myoglobin (Sterbenz, 2013). More specifically, meat has heme iron, which is a type of iron found in substances such as meat that produce hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a type of protein which helps to carry oxygen in the bloodstream. Therefore, it is of no surprise that people who menstruate need more iron in their diets to make up for the blood they lose during the period of menstruation. Also, meat is known to be an excellent source of vitamin B12, another crucial nutrient to humans. Jennifer Preyss reveals that meat offers important B vitamins and that these vitamins, especially B12, are good for the bones, skin, and blood(2012). A fairly straightforward phrase in which the author demonstrates how meat’s nutrients are essential for making one’s body strong. Since vitamin B12 is so good for the blood, it helps keep people, especially women, from being anemic. Both B12 and iron help to make red blood cells (Sterbenz,2013). The red blood cells are major as they are what carries oxygen throughout our bodies. Without the iron or the B12 to make the red blood cells, we would not have anything to carry the oxygen that we breathe through our bloodstream, and no oxygen means we are not breathing and most likely dead. Also, there are many
Blood grouping is a test to determine blood group of a person. Before blood transfusion or if you plan to donate blood, the test is important. Blood A cannot mix with blood B or blood AB so blood group is important to be known.A dangerous immune response will occur if receive blood that is not compatible with own blood type. The human immune system will destroy the incompatible blood type.