Acute Leukemias General Characteristics A. Sudden onset B. Rapidly Progressive Course C. anemia, usually Normocytic, Normochromic D. usually decreased platelet count E. Bone marrow packed with blasts F. WBC count variable G. Accounts for 60% of all leukemias H. Often divided into 2 groups based on differences in methods of treatment: 1. ALL Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 2. ANLL Acute Non Lymphocytic Leukemia V. Chronic Leukemias General Characteristics A.
Unit 1 Case Study 1: Tell me about blood. 1. Lower than normal Hematocrit indicates Anemia. Hematocrit does not have enough Hemoglobin which is an oxygen carrying protein in red blood cells that results in having Iron, B12 and Folic Acid deficiencies. The main causes of developing Anemia include: medications and pregnancy, but the more serious causes include: kidney disease and cancer of the kidney, also leukemia and lymphoma.
Prognosis * The size and location of the osteosarcoma * Whether the cancer is localized, metastatic, or recurrent * How long the patient has had symptoms * The patient's blood test results (and other test results) * How much of the cancer is taken out by surgery or killed by chemotherapy * The patient's age and general health. How does Osteosarcoma affect * Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer, and the sixth most common type of cancer in children. Although other types of cancer can eventually spread to parts of the skeleton, osteosarcoma is one of the few that actually begin in bones and sometimes spread (or metastasize) elsewhere, usually to the lungs or other bones. * Because osteosarcoma usually develops from osteoblasts (the cells that make growing bone), it most commonly affects teens who are experiencing a growth spurt. Boys are more likely to have osteosarcoma than girls, and most cases of osteosarcoma involve the knee.
Jaundice occurs because the rapid breakdown of abnormal red blood cells leads to a build up of a waste product in the body called bilirubin.The build up of bilirubin often leads to the formation of small crystal ducts called gallstones. Most gallstones do not cause symptoms but occasionally they can block the bile duct which drains bile from the liver into the bowel. This can trigger jaundice. Leg ulcer A leg ulcer can be painful it’s an open sore that develops on the lower leg, usually close to the ankle. Leg ulcers often develop after a skin infection or injury, such as a cut or puncture wound.
Other possible symptoms include unexplained fever, night sweats, weight loss, and stomach or intestinal pain. Over time, everyone with non-Hodgkin lymphoma will develop anemia due to the loss of red blood cells, which leaves people feeling weak and tired. (Retrieved from: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/non-hodgkins-lymphoma/non-hodgkins-lymphoma-symptoms) Risk Factors, Treatment
Life Twice Given: An Unlikely Sacrifice At 16 weeks, Logan Hampson fell mysteriously ill. Four years later, his baby sister, Alyson, developed the same symptoms. Discover the true story of what a mother and father sacrificed for their children. By Nicholas Hune-Brown [pic] Photography: Frances Juriansz When Lynn and Jason Hampson first saw the hint of yellow in their four-month-old son’s eyes in the winter of 2008, they didn’t think too much of it. The young parents assumed it was jaundice, a common illness that would pass with a little time under the hospital lamps. Instead, the colour spread.
Some patients develop arthritis. Other common symptoms patients report are chest pains when taking a deep breath, fatigue, fever with no cause, general discomfort- uneasiness, or just an ill-feeling also included are hair loss, mouth sores, sensitivity to sunlight, swollen lymph nodes, and a “butterfly” rash over the cheeks and bridge of the nose affects about half of people with SLE. The rash gets worse in sunlight and may also be widespread. Other symptoms depending on which part of the body is affected include Brain and nervous system symptoms: headaches, numbness, tingling, seizures, vision problems, and personality changes. Digestive tract: symptoms are abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
You will find little lymphatic routs in your neck; armpits, abdomen, and groin, where you will find them swell in the event of being sick (Patlak 20). (Fig. 1) The lymphatic system not only has to do with lymph nodes, it also has to do with mucous membranes in your respiratory, digestive track, and skin. Lymphocytes also flow through the blood making the cancer also a blood type. NHL can be classed in three different categories.
Immune System Disorders Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) Lupus is a disease that leads to long-term inflammation of the particular tissue. It is an autoimmune system disorder in which the body mistakenly attacks healthy tissues. It can damage healthy tissue of the skin, joint, kidneys, brain, and other organs. It’s underlying cause is not fully known but may also be caused by certain drugs. SLE is more common in women than men and can occur at any age but often most seen in people ages 10-50.
“Dad has Multiple Sclerosis.” My older sister, Michelle, told this to me when I was 10 years old. We had known that something was wrong. He had been in an accident a year earlier, hurt his leg and he just never got better. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects 240 million people worldwide. MS is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system, which contains the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.