PSL301H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Liver Disease, Sickle-Cell Disease, Long Bone
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Outline the constituents of blood and their functions. Describe the removal of old red blood cells. Describe the symptoms of anemia and its possible causes. Given a clinical description, be able to accurate predict its possible cause and explain physiological basis of symptoms. Erica fine, a first-year undergraduate student, visited her doctor, complaining of fatigue, irritability, and light-headedness. Ten years ago, she had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Over the past few months, she had omitted animal products from her diet and had eaten only apple sauce for breakfast. Note: ulcerative colitis is wounds (ulcerative) in the colon (colitis), resulting in frequent diarrhea: list the possible causes of her condition. Likely that she has a problem with erythrocytes based on low hematocrit and low hemoglobin. Blood has essential components in maintaining blood ph. Restriction of fluid loss (less blood loss on injury) with proteins for blood clotting.
