Iron Titration Practical
Introduction into Treating Anaemia with Iron Tablets
Anemia, which is a condition that develops when there is a lack of red blood cells or isn’t enough healthy cells to support the body.
The symptoms are:
Extreme fatigue
Pale skin.
Weakness.
Shortness of breath.
Chest pain.
Headache.
Dizziness or light-headedness.
Causes of Anaemia can vary depending on the person. Iron Deficiency Anaemia can be caused by bleeding, for example if a person has lost blood due to injury. The body may also not manufacture enough healthy red blood cells to support the body. This can be due to not having a healthy or balanced diet, also if you have a disease that limits the amount of nutrients your body absorbs can be a cause of Anaemia. (NHS, 2012)
The aim of this Titration is to calculate the amount of IRON in the tablets to see if how much they are actually benefiting people with Anaemia.
What are the hazards? Who might be harmed and how? What are you already doing? Do you need to do anything else to control this risk? Action by who? Action by when? Done
Slips and trips Staff and visitors may be injured if they trip over objects or slip on spillages. Rules are in place to prevent any accidents from tripping or slipping by having all bags under the desks or away from work bench. You could have a selected room or store where bags can be kept while experiments for practical’s are in progress. Staff and Students Start of Experiment
We know that that the end point of the titration is reached when, after drop after careful drop of NaOH, the solution in the flask retains its pale pink color while swirling for about 30
Anemia is caused by the bone marrow not being able to replace red blood cells (RBCs) that are either destroyed or are taken out of circulation (Porth, 2011, p. 292).
Anemia is a condition where the number and quality of erythrocytes in the blood decreases. There are several factors that may prompt anemia: blood loss, complications in erythrocyte production, increased erythrocyte destruction, or a combination of these. There are different types of anemia, and they are distinguished by size, shape, or the erythrocyte’s substance.
Anemia is a disorder of the blood. It occurs when your body does not produce enough erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs). Without the erythrocytes oxygen can not be adequately delivered to the tissues and organs throughout the body. This will cause you to become weak and tired. A person may also experience headaches, skin pallor, and faintness. Your body may attempt to compensate for these symptoms by speeding up the heart rate and respiratory rate. This is the body’s attempt to return oxygen levels to normal(Thibodeau and Patton, 2005).
Before I start work, I ensure that the environment is spacious to avoid any accidents. By ensuring that the floor is dry and clear of any obstruction or material that could result to risk of an accident to both the service user and member of staff in line with Health and Safety first Aids Regulations 1987. I carry out checks on the residential areas and on the surroundings, fire checks and parked the wheelchairs and Zimmer frames in their appropriate places to avoid any accidents. I check to see that all doors and windows were locked and secured and areas are hazard
The most prominent cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia is bleeding. Blood loss from the Gastrointestinal Tract is a significant cause of anemia for both men and women. When blood is present in excrement, a gastrointestinal problem exists. Many times, people are unaware of these problems with their waste products. When they begin to feel the symptoms of anemia and undergo tests that determine that they are anemic, it begins the process of discovering more health problems. Anemia can serve as the precursor of certain diseases. There are many instances when it is merely a sign of severe disease such as a peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, hemorrhoids, angiodysplasis of the colon, and colonic adenocarcinoma (http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/sep_96/browne.htm).
An example of a physical environment hazard that might occur in a care home is leaving and placing objects in places where patients can access them or putting them where they should not be located. This could be leaving sticks on the floor and on tables; this is a safety hazard as this can cause harm, injury and danger to the lives of service users. This is important as patients’ needs to feel safe and protected whilst staying at the care home.
Iron deficiency anemia, one of the most common types of anemia, is a blood disorder where
Bags and objects could be a risk if placed all over the place as people could trip over them and injure themselves.
1. Anemia, pp. 989. Anemia is a areduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or a decrease in the quality or quantity of hemoglobin. Anemias commonly result from (1) impaired erythrocyte production, (2) blood loss (acute or chronic), (3)increase erythrocyte destruction, or (4) a combination of these three. sThe fundamental physiologic manifestation of anemia is a reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood resulting in tissue hypoxia.
.Potential for falling objects – The employer or employee must make sure that all items of equipment, materials and tools that are not in use must be stored/stacked correctly and securely. Otherwise, there is a potential that the item/item may fall and injure a person.
Yearly, around six hundred to nine hundred people are diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia within the United States. Aplastic Anemia is a autoimmune hematological disorder that causes pancytopenia which is a reduction in major blood components, namely, erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. This disease has been labelled as a type of bone marrow failure, that is often due to not one but a variety of disorders that occur simultaneously. Aplastic Anemia can therefore be defined as a bone marrow disorder that is often rare, non contagious, and can often be life threatening.
In the beginning of every cross country season, my coach stressed the importance that all the female runners must take one iron pill a day. I never gave in to this because he never gave us an explanation, so I saw this as merely a mental booster rather than actual improvement present in my body. After doing some research, I found out that iron is an essential nutrient used by the human body for to transport oxygen and produce energy. Iron is present in every single cell of the body and carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissue in the form of hemoglobin, which is the oxygen-transport protein in red blood cells. Lack of iron results in both fatigue and weakness, which is definitely harmful to a cross country runner. Iron deficiency affects women about 8-10 times more than men, which is why it is crucial for women runners to watch their iron levels (Sinclair, Hinton). If iron deficiency worsens, it can lead to anemia. Anemia is when you do not have enough red blood cells, and as a result, less hemoglobin. If a cross country runner has anemia, it can affect their whole season because they are exerting energy without the sufficient amount of oxygen needed to complete each run or workout.
To determine the amount of iron in a generic vitamin tablet on a per tablet (in grams) basis.
Iron deficiency anemia, what exactly it is? Iron deficiency anemia is a very common type of anemia seen these days. It is a condition in which the blood lacks adequate amount of healthy red blood cells. As its name iron deficiency anemia itself implies that in this condition there is lack of iron in the body. Due to the lack of iron body fails to produce enough substances in the red blood cells which help them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin), thus in this condition a person may feel very tried and even short of breath. Iron deficiency can be cured by taking iron rich food as well as iron supplements. (mayoclinic jan2 2014)