Hemoglobinopathies
Your blood is living tissue made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma, is made of water, salts and protein. Over half of your blood is plasma. The solid part of your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.Blood disorders affect one or more parts of the blood and prevent your blood from doing its job. They can be acute or chronic. Many blood disorders are inherited. Other causes include other diseases, side effects of medicines, and a lack of certain nutrients in your diet.Types of blood disorders includePlatelet disorders, excessive clotting, and bleeding problems, which affect how your blood clotsAnemia, which happens when your blood does not carry enough oxygen to the rest of your bodyCancers of the blood, such as leukemia and myelomaEosinophilic disorders, which are problems with one type of white blood cell.
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Sorry docs, the patient took LAMA before a final diagnosis could be reached and subsequently lost to followup.
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HbQ India is a perfectly so called benign haemoglobinpathy which at times.presents with Iron deficiency aanemia. No need for further testing .There is no known compound heterozygous state with this condition so carry on with ur pregnancy an...
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Dr. Nirmal Shah0 Like1 AnswerA female 36 years, gravida 3 para 2 comes with complaints of headache, loss of sight and is in labour with poor cervical dilatation progress. on admission, the BP is 178/102 with no history of convulsions and magnesium sulphate is given. A LSCS is performed under spinal anesthesia with BP stabilised. she is transferred to ICU for post operative management with BP continuing to increase . After 5 days, a feedback is given that the patient is discharged and gained her sight. What caused the loss of sight?
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