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Ch 81 Blood/Lymph3

Treatments, Implementations, Disorders

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Sickle Cell Disease genetic disease where RBCs become crescent or sickle shaped when exposed to decreased oxygen.
Sickle Cell Crisis occurs when deformed RBCs collect in small blood vessels
Sicke Cell Trait Asymptomatic. You carry the cell that can be passed on to your children.
nursing goals for sickled cells inc. tissue perfusion by: O2, folic acid regularly, elevate hob, inc. fluids
Thalassemia anemia characterized by deficient, damaged chains of Hgb (just the Hgb is messed up)
Best way to prevent infection hand washing
ALL (Acute Lymphoid Leukemia) more common in kids < 15
AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) s/s: recurrent infections
s/s of CLL (chronic lymphoid leukemia) malaise, anorexia, fatigue, enlarged lymph nodes, enlarged spleen
Thrombocythemia platelet counts more than 600,000/mm3
Thrombocytopenia stem cell disorder of bone marrow where client's platelet count falls below 50,000
DIC (Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation) alternating clotting and hemorrhaging occurs
Hemophillia sex linked disorder where person's blood is slow to coagulate
almost all hemophillia affected individuals are males (given to son from mom)
treatment for hemophillia apply pressure and ice
common finding of Hodgkin's Disease painless, enlarged lymph nodes
Ann Arbor stage 1 of Hodg. Dis. single node
Stage 2 of Hodg. Dis. > 1 node
Stage 3 of Hodg. Dis. ablove and below diaphram
Stage 4 of Hodg. Dis. moved on to organs and tissues
Diagnosis of Hodgkin's Disease Biopsy study showing Reed-Sternberg cells in lymph node tissue
Sickle cell disease and thalassemia are both inherited disorders involving dysfunctional hemoglobin.
Common side effect of antineoplastic drugs neutropenia
A major difference between Hodgkins disease and non-Hodgkins lymphoma is that Hodgkins disease initially affects one lymphatic area, while NHL affects many areas.
An older pt. with c/o back pain with movmnt, hypercalcemia, and fx's should be tested for multiple myeloma
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