Hemoglobin

Therefore, the amount of hemoglobin in blood is critical to a runner’s capacity to compete. As hemoglobin levels drop, so does an athlete’s ability to perform. Without this knowledge, many runners can potentially suffer from symptoms of an iron deficiency without understanding how or why they can no longer perform as they once could. The directly proportional relationship between the amount of hemoglobin, and therefore iron, and a runner’s ability to compete is important

have abnormal hemoglobin, called hemoglobin S or Sickle hemoglobin, in their red blood cells,” according to The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Hemoglobin is

Introduction: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is one of the most common severe monogenetic disorders in the world. (1).SCA is an inherited blood disorder caused by a single point mutation in one of the genes encoding hemoglobin (2).Hemoglobin (Hb) it is an oxygen transporting molecule, carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and takinge carbon dioxide away from the cell. Hb, made of four globin protein chains two alpha and two beata chains (pic).http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/images/hemoglobin

protein in hemoglobin which is the red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. I will discuss the different types of Thalassemia, how Thalassemia is diagnosed, and the treatments available. I will also discuss the complications and side effects of the treatments, the disease’s causes and effects, and how it is more dominant in some parts of the world than others. Thalassemia is a blood disorder which means the body makes fewer healthy red blood cells and less hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein

P.M is 4 years. She has sore throat and cough but her rapid strep culture is negative. Strep is a bacteria infection and this means that P.M’s sore throat and cough is not a bacteria infection. Her test results are Hemoglobin 9.2, Hematocrit 28, platelets 100,000 and a total WBC of 24,000. WBC differential indicates an elevated lymphocyte count (right shift) which indicates viral/fungal infection while the RBC and platelets counts are below normal. Acute lymphocytic leukemia is a cancer that starts

As the Malaria Epidemic attacked people of these countries, carriers of the defective hemoglobin gene survived. Carrying one defective gene means that a person has a sickle cell trait. Two parents with the trait will produce a child with sickle cell anemia. People of these countries migrated and spread to other areas. In the Western Hemisphere, where malaria is not much of a problem, having the abnormal hemoglobin gene has lost its advantage. Any child born from parents that each has the trait will

Sickle Cell Anemia to their offspring. In this article, sickle cell anemia is defined as a hereditary disease that destroys red blood cells by causing them take on an elongated and rigid "sickle" shape. In addition, a different type of hemoglobin called Hemoglobin S, is the protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. This protein starts to wrap around other red blood cells when oxygen is lacking to form a helical shape. Once this happens the cells cluster together and elongate

Sickle Cell Disease: An Overview Sickle Cell Disease is a hereditary issue in which the body produces Sickled formed red platelets. In Sickle cell disease, or SCD, the hemoglobin in red platelets gathers together. This in turn causes red platelets to get firm and C-formed. The most well-known signs and indications of SCD are anemia and pain through the body. Sickle Cell Disease occurs most commonly in individuals whose families descend from West Africa, South or Central America (particularly

In this lab, Le Chatelier’s Principle was observed by shifting different equilibriums to the left or right in order to make the colors of the rainbow. The equilibrium shift could be identified by the colors of the solution. In the tray 5 experiment, the reactant was pink and the product was a dark blue color. After stressing the equilibrium, a pink color indicated that the equilibrium was shifted to the left, and a blue color indicated that the equilibrium was shifted to the right. The stresses

Sickle Cell Disease which are Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle-Hemoglobin C Disease, Sickle Beta Thalassemia Disease, Sickle-Hemoglobin D Disease, and Sickle-Hemoglobin O Disease. Sickle Cell Anemia is when a child inherits the Sickle Cell Disease gene from both parents in which they may gain the symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell. Anemia is when the blood has a low number of normal red blood cells in the body. People with Sickle-Hemoglobin C Disease have a somewhat different replacement of the