However, there are cases where the hematocrit will not be accurate. If red cells are being supplied, the hematocrit will be artificially high because the sample will contain a large amount of red cells. There are several diseases and disorders associated with high hematocrit levels, including dengue shock syndrome, polycythemia vera, capillary leak syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other conditions associated with hypoxia. Also, the use of anabolic androgenic steroid can increase the amount of RBCs in the blood and increase the hematocrit. Dehydration is also a cause for a high hematocrit.
ARF affects 1% of patients on admission to the hospital (Nursing, 2011). Acute renal failure generally has four stages: onset, oliguric, diuretic, and convalescent. Treatment depends on the stage and severity of renal compromise. ARF can be divided into three major classifications, depending on site. One site being prerenal failure is caused by interference with renal perfusion, manifested by decreased glomerular filtration rate.
Neutrophils have a multi-lobed, segmented or polymorphonuclear nucleus and so are also called PMNs, polys or segs. Bands are immature neutrophils that are seen in the blood. When a bacterial infection is present, an increase of neutrophils and bands are seen. Eosinophils kill parasites and have a role in allergic reactions. Basophils are not well understood, but they function in allergic reactions.
Apart from this, newer tests can help people from cancer prone families know whether they have inhereted the disease and how they will respond to various treatments. Moreover, it is believed that within thirty years there will be a gene-based therapy for most diseases. This means that defective genes will be replaced by healthy ones, allowing to cure a wide range of disorders. However, genetic engineering will not only be used for necessary and good purposes. Human beings have shown that they have no limits to scientific research and there seems to be always one more step to follow.
Klebsiella is mostly spread through person to person contact with contaminated hands. In the hospital transmission could be through a catheter or ventilator. Klebsiella can be treated with antibiotics, however research has shown that this bacterium is developing a resistance to the antibiotic carbapenems, which is usually an antibiotic of last resort. This is of great concern to physicians and researchers because currently there are no new antibiotics in development to combat bacteria that are resistant to carbapenems. Careful attention to infection control procedures can help reduce the risk of transmission of Klebsiella.
After birth cystic fibrosis cannot be developed nor can it be contagious. People with cystic fibrosis have a variety of symptoms. Some cases are severe, while others are mild. It is not curable, but it is treatable. Scientist and doctors believe that there are more than one thousand ways the cf gene can mutate and the various mutations could cause the different symptoms.
Because neonates in the first few hours of life usually don’t have adequate vitamin K in their blood stream, physician often prescribes Phytonadione to prevent hemorrhaging of the newborn. However, the patient in the case study was given too much vitamin K. This medication error puts the patient at risk of hemolytic anemia and
Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management Alexandria Boddie Jacksonville University Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic hematologic disorder that is characterized by sickle shaped red blood cells. Sickle cell involves the red blood cells and their ability to carry oxygen throughout the body. Normal red blood cells are round in shape and are able to flow easily through the blood vessels, while sickle cell red blood cells are sticky and sickle shaped when they lose their oxygen, making it difficult for them to move through the narrow blood vessels. As a result, they obstruct blood vessels, causing ischemic organ damage and episodes of unpredictable and recurrent vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) that is sometimes severe. In the
According to John Morrissey, “Eye-popping medical technology provides earlier diagnosis personalized treatments and a breathtaking range of other benefits for both patients and healthcare professionals.” With the innovation of diagnostic technology, advances in biomedical engineering, modern healthcare and its delivery methods are changing at increasing rates (Banova). Though technology can cause problems in the engineering manufacturing area. Sports medicine professionals use different diagnostic technology including, x-rays, CT scans, MRIs and EEGs, to help present symptoms that usually don’t appear
MYTH VS REALITY Myth. If I agree to donate my organs, my doctor or the emergency room staff won't work as hard to save my life. They'll remove my organs as soon as possible to save somebody else. Reality. When you go to the hospital for treatment, doctors focus on saving your life -- not somebody else's.