Betholyn GentryUniversity of Arkansas Little Rock/University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesJess DancerUniversity of Arkansas Little Rock/University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesPercept Mot SkillsHale D, Davis P, Gentry B, Dancer J. 25 facts on sickle cell disease: a regional survey of public...
Hemoglobin Sis avariantform of hemoglobin that is present in persons who havesickle cell anemia, a severe hereditary form ofanemiain which the cells become crescent-shaped when oxygen is lacking. The abnormal sickle-shaped cells die prematurely and may become lodged in small blood vessels, potentia...
cell membranes. The pumps continuously move sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell. The intracellular and extracellular compartments are thus closelyintegratedand interdependent: changes in one have immediate effects on the other. In clinicalmedicinemost measurements of electrolyte ...
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Theories abound as to why Tutankhamun died young. Everything from murder (usually thought to be a blow to the head) to genetic abnormalities to sickle-cell disease are named as the culprit. But a 2010 study revealed that Tut probably died of amalarial infectionacquired after he broke his leg...
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Everything from murder (usually thought to be a blow to the head) to genetic abnormalities to sickle-cell disease are named as the culprit. But a 2010 study revealed that Tut probably died of a malarial infection acquired after he broke his leg. Genetically passed ailments probably had ...
A microcolony of A. phagocytophylum visible in a granulocyte (white blood cell) on a peripheral blood smear. Image via CDC.gov. 1. Anaplasmosis is spread by the same ticks that spreadBorrelia burgdorferi(Lyme Disease). This means that people with Lyme can have a coinfection with Anaplasmo...
The spleen is a small, fist-sized organ located under the ribcage on the left side of the abdomen. By filtering blood, eliminating aging or damaged red blood cells, and generating white blood cells that help fight infection, it plays a critical part in t
Objectives: This article summarizes the current data on packed red blood cell transfusion in the pediatric intensive care unit setting to help providers ma... N Kissoon - Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric ...