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Blood Disorders Elizabeth Martinez HCA/240 December 19, 2010 Melvina Brandau Some blood disorders can be prevented while there are others that are out of a person’s hands and have to live with a blood disorder for a life time. It is essential to know the causes of hereditary disease and know how to treat them. It is also important to know what can be done to â€Å"cure† other blood disorders and what preventive measures need to be taken in order to stop history from repeating itself. Iron deficiency anemia, sickle cell anemia, and purpura simplex are just a few blood disorders that people suffer from that are either inherited or can be prevented. Iron deficiency anemia, one of the most common types of anemia, is a blood disorder where†¦show more content†¦A way to improve the quality of life while living with sickle cell anemia is to drink plenty of fluid and get plenty of rest (WebMD, 2010). Purpura simplex is a blood disorder that causes easy bruising (Mulvihill et al., 2006). The reason for this disease is unknown and is thought to be hereditary (Mulvihill et al., 2006). Two test are used to determine if a person has purpura simplex, a platelet test and a blood clotting test (WrongDiagnosis, 2010). The treatment that is usually prescribed to patients with purpura simplex is bed rest and avoid anything with aspirin (WrongDiagnosis, 2010). No type of disorder is anything to play with or joke about. Being informed about certain disease is important for any person to know in case they are ever to experience these disease in that life time. Whether the disease is hereditary or not, every person is entitled to know what can be done to be treat the disease or what can be done to prevent it. References HealthCentral Network. (2010). Iron deficiency anemia. Retrieved from http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/000584.html Mulvihill, M. L., Zelman, M., Holdaway, P., Tompary, E., amp; Raymond, J. (2006). Human diseases: A systemic approach (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall WebMD. (2010). Sickle cell disease symptoms, causes, treatments. Retrieved fromShow MoreRelatedBlood Disorders1013 Words   |  5 Pages Blood Disorders Amanda Swindell HCA/240 August 9, 2015 Dr. Monica Chase Blood Disorders Blood is one of the most essential elements within the body. Blood is made up of plasma, red blood cells, and platelets. Blood is vital to the body functioning correctly, and it is important to understand that there are many types of blood disorders that can cause people to get sick. While there are many different types of blood disorders out there, this paper is going to cover three which are, anemia, sickleRead MoreHow Blood And The Body Is Made Up Of Many Different Components876 Words   |  4 PagesBlood Disorders Natasha Hurndon HCA/240 Janet Jowitt October 13, 2014 The blood in the body is made up of many different components. The components of the blood include red blood cells, plasma, and platelets, each having a specific function. In this paper I will explain the difference between the three and the specific function they carry out within the human body, as well as how the relate to the scenarios in this week’s assignment. Red blood cells are the most needed of the threeRead MoreBipolar Disorder1485 Words   |  6 PagesBipolar Disorder HCA/240 Toni Black Andrew Bertrand 11/21/2010 What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder, is also known as manic-depressive illness, this is a brain disorder that causes unusual mood swings, energy levels are either up or down and your ability to function a normal everyday life would be a challenge to these individuals with this mental illness. The normal ups and downs that people experience who doesn’t have bipolar disorder is relatively different because withRead MoreBipolar Disorder2082 Words   |  9 PagesBipolar Disorder Heather McLean HCA/240 Maryam Pirnazar 4/14/2013 Introduction Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder it can cause shifts in moods, activity level, energy, and also the ability to due day-to-day tasks. It is also commonly known as manic- depressive illness. This disorder is one of the oldest illnesses that is known. It is one of the first noticed that goes as far back and the second century. The first person that recognized the some of the symptoms