Interesting Facts
· Not like the normal red blood cells, which can live for 120 days, sickle-shaped cells live only 10 to 20 days
· About 1 out of every 500 African-American babies born in the United States has sickle cell anemia
·There are over 400 types of anemia
·72,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia
·If you have sickle cell anemia you can have silent strokes
·Many people who have anemia are affected by silent strokes
·Anemia is a decrease in normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.
·Anemia is the most common disorder of the blood.
·The three main classes of anemia include excessive blood loss (acutely such as a hemorrhage or chronically through low-volume loss), excessive blood cell destruction (hemolysis) or deficient red blood cell production (ineffective hematological).
·Most commonly, people with anemia report non-specific symptoms of a feeling of weakness, or fatigue, general malaise and sometimes poor concentration.
·In severe anemia, there may be signs of a hyper dynamic circulation: a fast heart rate (tachycardia), flow murmurs, and cardiac enlargement.
·50 percent of nursing home residents have anemia level 2
·Chronic anemia may result in behavioral disturbances in children as a direct result of impaired neurological development in infants, and reduced scholastic performance in children of school age
·People with rheumatoid arthritis may acquire iron deficiency anemia.
·80 percent of chemotherapy patients have severe anemia level 4-6
·20 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. have anemia level 1
·In severe cases of anemia, or with ongoing blood loss, a blood transfusion may be necessary.
· About 1 out of every 500 African-American babies born in the United States has sickle cell anemia
·There are over 400 types of anemia
·72,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia
·If you have sickle cell anemia you can have silent strokes
·Many people who have anemia are affected by silent strokes
·Anemia is a decrease in normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.
·Anemia is the most common disorder of the blood.
·The three main classes of anemia include excessive blood loss (acutely such as a hemorrhage or chronically through low-volume loss), excessive blood cell destruction (hemolysis) or deficient red blood cell production (ineffective hematological).
·Most commonly, people with anemia report non-specific symptoms of a feeling of weakness, or fatigue, general malaise and sometimes poor concentration.
·In severe anemia, there may be signs of a hyper dynamic circulation: a fast heart rate (tachycardia), flow murmurs, and cardiac enlargement.
·50 percent of nursing home residents have anemia level 2
·Chronic anemia may result in behavioral disturbances in children as a direct result of impaired neurological development in infants, and reduced scholastic performance in children of school age
·People with rheumatoid arthritis may acquire iron deficiency anemia.
·80 percent of chemotherapy patients have severe anemia level 4-6
·20 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. have anemia level 1
·In severe cases of anemia, or with ongoing blood loss, a blood transfusion may be necessary.