Also called: Also called: Hematologic diseases
Your blood is living tissue made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma, is made of water, salts and protein. Over half of your blood is plasma. The solid part of your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
Red blood cells deliver oxygen from your lungs to your tissues and organs. White blood cells fight infection and are part of your body's defense system. Platelets help blood to clot. Bone marrow, the spongy material inside your bones, makes new blood cells. Blood cells constantly die and your body makes new ones. Red blood cells live about 120 days, platelets 6 days and white cells less than a day.
There are many types of blood disorders, including: bleeding disorders, hemophilia and anemia. If you lose blood, you may need a transfusion.
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Blood(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/blood.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/blood_esp.html
- What Is Blood?(America's Blood Centers, American Association of Blood Banks) - http://www.americasblood.org/go.cfm?do=Page.View&pid=11
- Study Links Blood Types to Pancreatic Cancer Risk(03/10/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_81544.html
- Blood Smear(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_smear/test.html
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Common Blood Tests
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/bdt/bdt_what.html
- Complete Blood Count(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cbc/test.html
- Hemoglobin Variants(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hemoglobin_var/glance.html
- Symptoms and Diagnosis of Blood Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch170/ch170a.html
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JAMA Patient Page: Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor(American Medical Association) - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/295/9/1088.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/data/295/9/1088/DC1/1
- Lymphocytosis (High Lymphocyte Count)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/lymphocytosis/MY00360/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
- Myeloproliferative Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch178/ch178a.html
- Plasma Cell Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch175/ch175a.html
- Platelets(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center) - http://w3.ouhsc.edu/platelets/Platelets/platelets%20intro.html
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ttp/TTP_WhatIs.html
- White Blood Cell Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch174/ch174a.html
- Blood Disorders(Lupus Foundation of America) - http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_learnaffects.aspx?articleid=2269&zoneid=526
- Play the Blood Typing Game(Nobel Foundation) - http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/landsteiner/
- Biology of Blood(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch169/ch169a.html
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hematologic Diseases(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Hematologic+Diseases%22
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Genetics Home Reference: Aceruloplasminemia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=aceruloplasminemia
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Genetics Home Reference: McLeod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=mcleodneuroacanthocytosissyndrome
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Genetics Home Reference: Methemoglobinemia, beta-globin type(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=methemoglobinemiabetaglobintype
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Genetics Home Reference: Neuroferritinopathy(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=neuroferritinopathy
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Genetics Home Reference: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=paroxysmalnocturnalhemoglobinuria
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Genetics Home Reference: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=thromboticthrombocytopenicpurpura
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Genetics Home Reference: Von Willebrand disease(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=vonwillebranddisease
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Genetics Home Reference: X-linked sideroblastic anemia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=xlinkedsideroblasticanemia
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Virus Shows Promise in Treatment of Blood Disorders in Canines(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/CaninesFoamyVirusVectors
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Food contamination. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19362176&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Piperacillin/tazobactam plus ceftazidime versus sulbactam/ampicillin plus aztreonam as empirical therapy... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19346879&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Management of hyperleukocytosis and prevention of tumor lysis syndrome with... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19339772&tool=MedlinePlus
- Blood and Blood Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=hematologic+diseases[majr]+NOT+(anemia[mh]+OR+blood+coagulation+disorders[mh]+OR+blood+platelet+disorders[mh]+OR+bone+marrow+diseases[mh]+OR+vascular+hemostatic+disorders[mh])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Find a Hematologist(American Society of Hematology) - http://www.bloodthevitalconnection.org/find-a-hematologist.aspx
- Find a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist(American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology) - http://www.association-office.com/aspho/etools/publicdir/search.cfm
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- 56 Facts about Blood(America's Blood Centers) - http://www.americasblood.org/go.cfm?do=Page.View&pid=12
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What Is Rh Incompatibility?(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/rh.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/embarazo/rh_esp.html
- What's Blood?(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/blood.html
- Blood(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/blood.html
- Anemia - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anemia.html
- Bleeding Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bleedingdisorders.html
- Blood Transfusion and Donation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodtransfusionanddonation.html
- Eosinophilic Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eosinophilicdisorders.html
- Hemochromatosis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hemochromatosis.html
- Hemophilia - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hemophilia.html
- Leukemia, Adult Acute - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leukemiaadultacute.html
- Leukemia, Adult Chronic - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leukemiaadultchronic.html
- Leukemia, Childhood - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leukemiachildhood.html
- Thalassemia - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thalassemia.html
- Blood, Heart and Circulation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodheartandcirculation.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Blood and Blood Disorders is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/