Chapter 6, Problem 23R

Three medications that might be used to control bleeding

The Hematologic System   Name of Condition Which specific part of the body is affected? What is the pathophysiology of this condition? What are the objective/subjective signs & symptoms?     Leukemia               Lymphoma                   Anemia                   Sickle Cell Anemia                     Polycythemia

Story on hemophilia   Part I. The family story   Olivia, a blond teen, is resoundingly beating her male tennis opponent, Ned.  She is new in town and jokes that her partner went easy on her to make her feel welcome.  From nowhere, a tennis ball cuts across their court.  The dark-eyed brunette who hit it, Diana, stares at them.  Olivia seems stunned into silence.  Diana sneers at her and says, “Any day now.”  Olivia hits the ball back to her, almost directly into her face.               “What was that all about? You know Diana Morrison?” Ned asks.               “I used to, back when I lived in Granville the first time,” Olivia answers. “Back then we were friends. It was like a million years ago.” As they walk away, we hear Diana’s tennis coach screaming, “Diana, Diana! Somebody help Diana, please!”               “Is she OK?  What’s happened?” Olivia gasps after running over. Diana has collapsed to the tennis court, not breathing.               “She just dropped unexpectedly,” Diana’s…