Blood Disorder Types, Symptoms, And Treatments

Blood disorder is a condition that affects one or several parts of the blood causing blood cannot function normally. Blood disorder can be acute or chronic. Most of this condition is hereditary.

Blood contains liquid and solid substances. Part of that is a liquid called blood plasma. More than half of the blood is plasma. Plasma is made up of water, protein, and salt, while the solid part is blood cells composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Blood disorder will have an impact on the blood parts functions, such as the red blood cells that carries oxygen to the tissues of the body disorder, the white blood cells that fight infection, platelets that help blood coagulation, and plasma. The handling of a blood abnormality relies on which part of the blood is exposed to it and the level of severity.

Blood disorder that affects red blood cells

Malaria

Malaria spreads through mosquito bites that are already infected with the parasite. The parasite enters human blood will infect red blood cells and damage the cells. Not only causing symptoms in the form of fever and chills, damaged red blood cells can also cause damage to the organs of the body.

Anemia

This condition occurs when a person has low red blood cells. In case of mild anemia, symptoms are mild and usually will not arise. However, if the anemia is already severe enough, the sufferer will look pale, easily get tired, feeling and experiencing shortness of breath. Anemia can occur due to excessive bleeding, iron deficiency, or vitamin B12 deficiency.

Aplastic Anemia

This condition occurs when the bone marrow does not produce quite a lot of blood cells, including red blood cells. To handle this condition, several ways such as blood transfusions, bone marrow transplant, and drugs may be used. Aplastic anemia can be caused by virus infections, autoimmune diseases, or the side effects of drug use.

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

In this condition, the immune system becomes overactive and mistakenly destroys red blood cells, causing anemia. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia sufferers will need drugs to suppress the immune system so as not to destroy the cells and tissues of the body.

Sickle Cell Anemia

These conditions make the red blood cells become sticky and stiff, until in the end impede blood flow. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease. Sufferers of this condition can experience organs damage and the pain is unbearable.

Polycythemia Vera

This condition occurs when the body produces too much blood cell without a clear cause. Excessive red blood cells can cause a blockage of blood flow in some people.

Blood disorder which affects the white blood cells

Leukemia

Leukemia is divided into two types: acute and chronic. Leukemia is a form of blood cancer in which white blood cells become malignant and produced in excess in the bone marrow.

Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma is one of blood cancers that occurs when white blood cells become malignant. White blood cells will be produced at double and release abnormal proteins that can damage organs. This condition must be treated with chemotherapy and/or stem cell transplant.

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

This is one form of blood cancers which affects the bone marrow. Myelodysplastic Syndrome often develops slowly, but it can have a sudden change and become a serious degree of leukemia. The handling of this condition can be done through blood transfusions, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplant.

Lymphoma

This is a blood cancer that develops in the lymph system. White blood cells in people who suffered Lymphoma will be ferocious, spread abnormally, and multiply without any control. The handling of this condition is usually done with chemotherapy and/or radiation.

Blood disorder that affects platelets

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

This is a specific autoimmune disorder that affects the number of platelets. Platelet has a function to help blood clotting process when there is bleeding. Sufferers of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) will be easy to have bruises or excessive bleeding due to the number of platelets in the body is low. The goal of treatment is to make ITP platelet levels in the body stay maintained and can prevent the occurrence of excessive bleeding.

Thrombocytopenia

This condition occurs when the number of platelets in the body is low. Thrombocytopenia can occur in several diseases, such as dengue fever dengue (DBD), leukemia or immune system disorders. This condition can be experienced by adults as well as children, and it can also occur due to the use of certain drugs. Handling of thrombocytopenia can be done through administering medications, blood/platelets transfusions, or surgery, depending upon the underlying health problems.

Blood disorder that affects blood plasma

Hemophilia

Hemophilia is a derivative abnormalities that can cause abnormal bleeding. This is caused by blood plasma that does not have enough protein which is important in the process of blood clotting.

Sepsis

Sepsis or blood poisoning is also called a reaction to excessive immune system in fighting infections that have already spread in the blood. The body releases chemical compounds into the blood to fight the infections that occurred, triggering an inflammatory reaction until the end. Symptoms occur in this condition among others is the intensity decreased of urination, increased pulse rate, breath becomes rapid, fever, low blood pressure, and organ function failure.

Hypercoagulation Disease

In this condition, the blood becomes easy to freeze or lumpy. Hypercoagulation can be triggered by many things, one of which is heredity. Other conditions that could be the trigger is surgery, cancer, pregnancy, smoking habit, or use of birth control pills. Hypercoagulation diseases must be handled through the giving of blood thinning drugs.

Von Willebrand Disease

Conditions that can cause excessive bleeding is generally a heredity disease. Von Willebrand disease is caused by lack of protein or abnormalities in proteins that help the process of blood clotting. People who experience this condition take longer time to freeze the blood, resulting in bleeding that is difficult to stop.