Blood Disorders



Blood Disorders

Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia and Thrombocytopenia

Silva Hanks

Axia College of University of Phoenix

Blood Disorders 1

In order for the body to function properly the blood flows through the body has a transport system. The blood flows through the body carrying oxygen from the lungs to the cell, and carbon dioxide waste from the cells to the lungs. The oxygen helps control the breathing and supports organs and tissues in the body. There are certain cells components such as red blood cells or erythrocyles, white blood cells or leukocytes, and clotting cells or platelets. (HELP)

When the blood lacks healthy red blood cells it develops into anemia. The main transporter of oxygen to organs is the red blood cells. When the body is not getting enough oxygen this means the red blood cells are lacking in hemoglobin (WebMD, 2010). Hemoglobin is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the issues to the lungs. If the body do not receive enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to the organs and tissues in the body, the body will not get the oxygen it needs.

Iron deficiency and Vitamin B-12 is also another type of anemia. These types of anemia are caused by poor nutrition, which the diet is low in iron and low in B vitamins.

When a person is feeling fatigue (tried), shortness of breath, and chest pain these are symptoms of iron deficiency. There are other symptoms if the anemia becomes severe such as; heart problems, infections, issues with growth and development in children (National Heart Lungs and Blood Institute, 2009) I NEED MORE.

References:

Medicine Net Hemoglobin

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