Hemophilia, a common hereditary blood disorder, has several different types of treatments depending on the type of hemophilia and the severity. When treating hemophiliacs, or those affected by hemophilia, the doctor will take a look at several factors before deciding in an appropriate course of action. When...
Sickle cell anemia is perhaps the most well known of the blood disorders. It is a serious blood disorder. The red blood cell of the individual with this disorder, have a sickle shape to them and can move easily through the blood vessels of your body. The hemoglobin in these sickle cells is abnormal causing...
A rare form of anemia, a blood disorder is hemolytic anemia. This form of anemia is when red blood cells are destroyed or removed from the bloodstream before they usually have served their full lifespan. They typically live for 120 days. When an individual has hemolytic anemia, the body is removing the red...
There are many causes of anemia and each individual case will require a different type of treatment. Before you can begin treatment for your condition, it is important that you get the correct diagnosis. First of all, you will need to go to the doctor and have the correct diagnosis. Your health care provider...
Do you know someone who has Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome? Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS) occurs when someone has a bone marrow failure in which the white blood cell (WBC) count is low so the body is not able to fight off infection and the red blood cell (RBC) count is low and they may also be larger than...
A serious blood disorder called, Sickle Cell Anemia is characterized by “Sickle-shaped” red blood cells…they look like the letter C. These abnormal red blood cells are stiff and sticky and this is why they tend to form in clumps and get stuck in blood vessels as they stick together forming...
There are many facts about anemia that may be of interest to you if you or someone you know has one of the many types of anemia. Anemia is a blood disorder. When a person has anemia they have a lower than normal number of red blood cells. They may also not have enough hemoglobin in the blood cells....
There is a blood disorder that can make an individual feel a tingling in the fingers, hands or feet as well as perhaps to feel a coldness in them too. They may feel dizzy, weak or fatigued. Primary thrombocythemia is a disorder in which the bone marrow produces too many platelets, which can lead to abnormal...
In the fight against blood diseases or blood disorders doctors use stem cell transplants, blood tests, blood transfusions and bone marrow tests as tools or treatments to aid patients who suffer from blood diseases or blood disorders.
A blood and marrow stem cell transplant is used to replace the abnormal or...
Leukemia is a blood cancer in which there is an abnormal production or multiplication of blood cells, to be more specific white blood cells also called leukocytes. It belongs to a large group of blood disorders called “hematological neoplasms”.
The symptoms that individuals may notice are night...
It is sometimes difficult to understand disorders of the blood especially when it is also difficult to pronounce the name of the disorder. Take this one for instance and break it down by syllable and you have a pretty good grasp of how to pronounce it. Break the disorder down step-by-step and it can be...
Are you curious about what hemolytic anemia is? Do you have the condition or does someone you know have it? Hemolytic anemia is a blood condition in which there are not enough red blood cells in the blood of the individual. Different things including an infection, or certain medications can cause the lack of...
We all need blood in our bodies to survive. Those who suffer from hemophilia have a lifelong bleeding blood disorder that stops blood from clotting the right way. They don’t have the clotting factor, which is a protein in the blood that controls bleeding. When a person has an injury and is a...
As with any type of medical condition or disease, there are some that are less common than others. That can certainly be the case with blood disorders as well. When you think of a blood disorder, you may think of the more common varieties. Anemia, hemophilia and perhaps even strokes come to mind. Yet, these...
Individuals diagnosed with Pearson Syndrome are not able to absorb food correctly and they also have low white blood cell counts, which is called “neutropenia”. They can also encounter low red cell counts, which leads to anemia, which can be a serious health problem.
The symptoms usually first...
