Lots of Blood Disorders and Diseases

If you look up blood disorders and diseases in the dictionary you will find a lot of them to investigate. A blood disorder is a disease or disorder of the blood.

Cytopenia is a deficiency of the cellular element of the blood. There are many forms of cytopenia including anemia which is low red blood cells, leukopenia or neutropenia which is low white blood cell count and thrombocytopenia which is low platelet count, granulocytopenia which is low granulocyte count, and pancytopenia which is a low red blood cell count, low white blood cell count and low platelet counts.

Acidemia is a blood disorder that is characterized by an increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood. There is an abnormal acidity of the blood. Acidemia relates to the state of low blood pH.

Blood dyscrasia is any abnormal condition of the blood and can involve diseases of the blood-forming organs such as the bone marrow, spleen and liver. It is a pathological condition involving disorders on the cellular level within the blood. The patient experiences bleeding due to poor platelet formation or a decrease in amount of platelets, and also frequent infections.

Bleeding disorders involve problems with the clotting mechanisms of the blood. Clotting protects against excessive bleeding that may follow surgery, injury or trauma. Many blood-clotting factors (proteins) are involved in the complex process of blood coagulation. Bleeding problems can be mild or they can be severe. These factors, platelets and other substances must work together well in order for bleeding to stop. Fibrin, is a material that is formed when a clot is needed. Clotting blood disorders occur when there are defects in the coagulation system as a result of deficiencies in clotting factors, missing clotting factors, or a change in the platelet functionality. Defects in platelets can lead to bleeding after injury.

Other issues with blood disorders include blockage of vessels, blockage of lung arteries, blockage of renal vein, blood clots in the brain or legs, blood clots in the lungs.

Hypovolaemia is a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in circulating blood volume.

Leucocytosis is an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (WBCs) as a result of an infection.

Microcytosis is another blood disorder in which there is a presence of microcytes which are abnormally small red blood cells which can be associated with anemia.

As you can see there are lots of blood disorders and diseases. The above list is just barely scratching the surface. You can find more blood disorders and diseases in books, and Websites online. The more we understand about blood disorders and diseases the better we connect to the flow of blood that courses through our veins serving a very important role in all of our lives. 

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