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An anemia is a red blood cell defect that can lead to an undersupply of oxygen. [ 1] Megaloblastic anemia results from inhibition of DNA synthesis during red blood cell production. [ 2] When DNA synthesis is impaired, the cell cycle cannot progress from the G2 growth stage to the mitosis (M) stage. This leads to continuing cell growth without ...
1 per 1000 people [ 8] Pernicious anemia is a disease where not enough red blood cells are produced due to a deficiency of vitamin B 12. [ 5] Those affected often have a gradual onset. [ 5] The most common initial symptoms are feeling tired and weak. [ 4]
781.0 Abnormal involuntary movements. 781.1 Disturbances, smell and taste. 781.2 Gait abnormality. 781.3 Lack of coordination. Dysdiadochokinesia. Ataxia NOS. Hypotonia. 781.5 Clubbing of fingers. 781.8 Neurologic neglect syndrome.
Frequency. 70% (elderly inpatients) Hypoalbuminemia (or hypoalbuminaemia) is a medical sign in which the level of albumin in the blood is low. [ 1] This can be due to decreased production in the liver, increased loss in the gastrointestinal tract or kidneys, increased use in the body, or abnormal distribution between body compartments.
Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat from scalp to plantar surface of the foot. [ 1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically ...
Microcytic anaemia is any of several types of anemia characterized by smaller than normal red blood cells (called microcytes ). The normal mean corpuscular volume (abbreviated to MCV on full blood count results, and also known as mean cell volume) is approximately 80–100 fL. When the MCV is <80 fL, the red cells are described as microcytic ...
54,200 (2015) [ 7] Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a lack of iron. [ 3] Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. [ 3] When onset is slow, symptoms are often vague such as feeling tired, weak, short of breath, or having decreased ability to exercise. [ 1]
Acute promyelocytic leukemia ( APML, APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer of the white blood cells. [ 3] In APL, there is an abnormal accumulation of immature granulocytes called promyelocytes. The disease is characterized by a chromosomal translocation involving the retinoic acid receptor alpha ( RARA) gene and is ...