PPT-Module 1 | Anaemia an introduction

Module prepared by Ben WoodmanSmith Medical Student Cardiff University Steve Allen Professor of Paediatrics and International Health College of Medicine Swansea University Ann Benton Consultant Haematologist ABMU Health Board Swansea . Although estimates of the prevalence of anaemia vary widely and accurate data are often lacking it can be assumed that in resourcepoor areas significant proportions of young children and women of childbearing age are anaemic WHO estimates the number DEFINITION & CLASSIFICATION. Maj. Gen (R) . Masood. Anwar. Professor of . Haematology. Functions of blood. Transport of nutrients. Transport of gases. Haemostasis. Defence. Composition of blood. Anaemia. Prof. Aziz-ur-Rehman. Introduction. Very common problem. Subtle or no symptoms, usually incidental finding. Various causes; ID is the commonest. Simple iron replacement is not the solution. Investigate before starting treatment. www.pernicious-anaemia-society.org Pernicious Firstly a few words about Blood. Technically blood is a tissue and that the Cells oat in. Plasma will proteins, glucose, hormones and made up of three ty Anaemia or Piglet Anaemia Dr. Kalyan Sarma Assistant Professor (SS) Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Veterinary Sciences & animal Husbandry Central Agricultural University Selesih, Aiz wa Lesson 3. Unit: Diseases. Mrs. Kalicharan. What is the scenario here?. There are different types. What is a disease?. A disease is a condition in which the health of an organism is impaired.. Health is defined as the complete physical, mental and social wellbeing.. Addressing . Anaemia. Anaemia is proven to be a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity and it also tends to be grossly under-reported. Concerted efforts need to be made to address anaemia. While it is not enough to address anaemia in pregnancy alone, systems need to be put in to diagnose and treat anaemia during antenatal care. Front line health providers need to be trained and provided with field level equipment to diagnose anaemia. Treatment of women found to be anaemic must be ensured with adequate follow up and cross referrals between facilities and the community.. erythropoiesis and . anaemia. 1/10/16. John-Mario Roussis. Supervised by: . Dr. John . Strouboulis. Haematopoiesis. Identified by yeast . two-hybrid . screening as a GATA-1 interacting partner.. 998-aa zinc finger (. FBC Interpretation and Anaemia. Kokul Sriskandarajah. Intercalating 5. th. Year, hlksrisk@liv.ac.uk. Aims. FBC – what’s included?. What is anaemia?. Classification. Signs and Symptoms. Causes . Management . Pancytopenia. Pancytopenia. . is a reduction in the blood count of all the major. cell lines – red cells, white cells and platelets. It has several causes. which . can be broadly divided into . decreased bone marrow . NICK SOON. ns6118@ic.ac.uk. MENTI CODE: . 9373 6292. SESSION STRUCTURE. History. Aetiology. Presentation. Investigations. Management. Anaemia . Categorised. SBA 1 . Dan is a 50-year-old man who reports 6kg of weight loss over the last 3 months alongside ‘stomach issues’. On examination, he has angular cheilitis, koilonychia and appear pale.. One of the most common . anaemias. occurs in patients with . a variety of chronic inflammatory and malignant diseases. The characteristic features. 1 . Normochromic. , . normocytic. or mildly . hypochromic. Anaemia. is a global problem.. It is a major health problem in India .. It is the most common . haematological. abnormality  diagnosed in pregnancy. . Its Prevalence in India is about 60% and may increase to 80% during pregnancy.. BUT. Is correction of anaemia with . Red Blood Cell transfusion . good. for you?. In medical patients, what is the effect of RBC transfusion on patient outcomes. ?. 52 year male. Presents with acute myocardial infarct to a large city hospital.