Hematology by Jennifer Molla https://padlet.com/xhenimolla12/kyd2gh27vmcv Background and Advancements en-us 2018-03-05 02:52:13 UTC 2023-03-02 06:17:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Personal Connection xhenimolla12 https://padlet.com/xhenimolla12/kyd2gh27vmcv/wish/237908329 My sister was diagnosed with anemia (result of an iron deficiency) She was then prescribed iron supplements which improved her condition (she would pass out and reported to feel weak and cold prior to the supplements)


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  • Sickle Cell 
    • The disease was first made known in the 1900s
    • The Prophylactic Penicillin Study (PROPS)- using penicillin to prevent death in patients with sickle cell 
    • Hydroxyurea: therapy used to promote the production of fetal hemoglobin (hemoglobin F)

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    • red blood cells
    • white blood cells
    • platelets
    • blood vessels 
    • bone marrow
    • lymph nodes
    • spleen 
    • proteins in bleeding and clotting (hemostasis and thrombosis)

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  • Thalassemia 
    • “Mediterranean anemia”
    • 1946: cause described as “abnormal hemoglobin structure… body destroys red blood cells, causing anemia.”
    • 1960s: doctors begin doing blood transfusions which boosted survival rate
    a) Blood transfusions 
    • Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) used to identify “viruses in the donor’s blood to determine infection risk”
    • Viruses include, but are not limited to, Hepatitis B and C,  HIV, and West Nile Virus 

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  • Antiplatelet Therapy
    • 1960s: aspirin discovered as the “first effective antiplatelet drug” 
    •  Monoclonal antibody to platelet GP IIb/IIIa approved in 1994 to be used in coronary angioplasty 
    • In 1998, ADP receptor antagonists discovered as effective antiplatelet agents in the prevention of coronary stent thrombosis 

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    • An anticoagulant drug is a type of antithrombotic drug
    • Antithrombotic therapy: drugs used to treat thrombosis, the result of a blood clot called thrombus that is serious (can lead to death) if not treated
    • Heparin ( 1916) and Dicumerol (1939) have both “been used to prevent blood clots since 1940”
    • 1970s: Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH): has a more “predictable coagulant response” 
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