Human resource management disease ch 7

Chapter 7 Diseases of the Blood...  Erythrocytes: Red blood cells  Hemoglobin: Protein in red blood cells  Anemia: Condition of reduced numbers of red blood cells  Hypoxia: Lack of o

Chapter 7 Diseases of the Blood

 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

components of white blood cells

persons greater than 75 years of age due to

blood loss, nutritional deficits, chronic illness

and chronic renal failure

secondary to cancer treatments, malignancy,

and nutritional anemias

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

 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