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    In this case study, Ms. A is a 26-year-old white woman who is experiencing low levels of energy and shortness of breath. Ms. A also stated that these symptoms seem to get worsen during her menses. While playing golf in a mountainous area, she had gotten lighted headed. The attending physician had collected the objective data. The objective information is elevated heart rate and respiratory rate while having a normal temperature. Some of Ms. A’s history is have menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal problems

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    Iron is necessary to help one’s body function properly in a variety of different ways, but what is iron really? Iron has many misconceptions about the purpose it has, what can happen from a lack of it, and what foods it can be found in. One of the main foods it can be found in is whole wheat foods, which substantially supports my hypothesis. Iron is one of the most important minerals to allow one’s body to carry out important functions and tasks. It is vital to “transport oxygen throughout the body”

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    Iron Disorder Case Study

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    What is diagnosis: Iron deficiency (ID) anemia List 3 differential diagnosis: Anemia of chronic disease — The hallmarks of this condition are the presence of a low serum iron, low iron binding capacity (transferrin), and a normal to increased serum ferritin concentration. The causes are usually related to the presence of chronic infection, (eg, pulmonary tuberculosis), inflammation (eg, active rheumatoid arthritis), or malignancy (eg, stage IIIB Hodgkin lymphoma). Thalassemia — Patients with previously

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    percentage of women who experience this situation also known as menorrhagia goes on to develop anemia. Ms. A. a 26-year-old white woman had been experiencing increased shortness of breath, low energy levels and these symptoms got worse during her menstruation periods. She had also been experiencing Menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal for the last 10-12 years. There is a possibility that Ms. A could be suffering from anemia. Moreover, on the day she was taken to the emergency clinic, she experienced light-headedness

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    Anemia

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    Anemia is characterized by a deficiency in red blood cells or of hemoglobin. These deficiencies are caused by either lower production or higher destruction of blood cells. Anemia is most common in women, infants, and older people. Because one of the biggest functions of red blood cells is to transport oxygen, a lower number in red blood cells decreases the amount of oxygen delivered to the body's cells, which results in anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common form of anemia. Approximately

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    Anemia is a major world health problem for children in the world especially in the counties that have a low income. Till now anemia disease attacked about 40% of children in African and Asia. Iron deficiency is the main cause that leads to anemia in children. Globally, 60% of children are affected from this disease, and it is defined as when the number of red blood cells or quantity of hemoglobin lower than the normal number by the reduction of oxygen in the blood cells. This paper will show the

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    “Iron deficiency anemia is due to an insufficient amount of iron (Mayo Clinic, 2014).” If there is a lack of iron the body cannot produce enough substance in red blood cells in order to transport oxygen (Mayo Clinic, 2014). As with any condition there are always symptoms. The symptoms for iron deficiency anemia includes extreme fatigue, pale skin, weakness, shortness of breath, chest pains, frequent infections

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    Acute Leukemia

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    against diseases and illnesses and are imperative for good health. These dysfunctional cells grow at a rapid pace, and end up crowding other normal, healthy cells in the bone marrow. This can often lead to more problems, such as bleeding, anemia, which is the deficiency of red blood cells, or infection. There are four main types of leukemia, which are then classified as either acute or chronic. These types can also have several subtypes. Acute leukemia is fast-growing, where the leukemia cells begin

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    1. INTRODUCTION Normochromic normocytic anemia mainly develops in patients with chronic kidney disease, due to decreased in renal synthesis of erythropoietin and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). There is no reticulocyte response which leads to decrease in red blood cell survival and there is an associated increased bleeding tendency due to uraemia-induced platelet dysfunction. 1.1 Hematopoiesis, Hematopoietic Structure and Compartments: The formation and maturation of blood cells and their derivatives

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    disease. so There is different types of anemia and each type have a causes . This is some of them: Iron deficiency anemia this type occurs because of iron deficiency in the body. as the bone marrow needs iron to produce hemoglobin because it can not produce it when there is not enough iron, it can not produce enough red blood cells . Aplastic anemia This is a rare type that occurs due to infections, autoimmune diseases and exposure to toxic chemicals. Sickle cell anemia this is hereditary, where the body

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