Anemia (Anemia)
Contains the blood is usually on the amount ranging from 4.0 to 6 million red cell in the millimeter cube, and is hemoglobin or Roe most important part is a component of red blood cells, with respect to the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide across all tissues and cells of the body, and give pace a clear picture of the ability of blood to carry oxygen, where the focus fall on the natural rate, which ranges between 11.5 to 13.5 g / dL in children, at low red blood cell counts, and thus the oxygen level drops to the body, and the child in the case of anemia in low census Roe to less than 10 g / dL, and of course more acute anemia, the lower the census, (please go to page censuses blood for more details about the red blood cell counts).
And suggest medical statistics that more than 60% of cancer patients are subjected to anemia after chemotherapy, and, of course, may be due to anemia from other causes, may result from the effects of the tumor itself or by radiation therapy or the result of blood loss during surgery, and necessary to determine the underlying cause of anemia to be able to achieve effective treatment.
Symptoms of anemia
Of the common symptoms of anemia, which result from lack of oxygen supply to tissues and vital organs:
Weakness and tiredness and fatigue to a minimum effort and a sense of constant fatigue.
Headache, vertigo and dizziness of varying intensity.
Pale skin, lips and bleaching and the cradle of the nails.
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, and heart and pocket and speed Khvkana.
Feeling the weight of the highest foot.
And the sound of ringing in the ears.
Feeling cold.
And a doctor should be notified to the processor when tumors the appearance of any of the following symptoms, in particular:
Severe dizziness or fainting, or feeling of weakness and extreme fatigue.
Shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, or heart palpitation and pain in the upper chest.
Needless to say, the anemia in addition to its negative effects on the patient's disability and to provide therapeutic treatments according to plans, may also lead to secondary complications such as increased effort on the muscles of the heart, which requires the need to be aware of the symptoms as they arise.
Treatment of anemia
The anemia caused by chemotherapy exhibitors temporarily disappear after the treatment, before returning rates of red blood cells to normal levels, and is processed naturally with increasing rates of Roe blood, and either conduct the transfer of whole blood or transfer of red cells filtered to compensate for the shortfall, or using incentives thrive, and usually do not resort to blood transfusions only when the symptoms of anemia are severe, given the potential risks and multiple, such as allergic reactions to blood transferred or the risk of bacterial infection or viral, and naturally that is laboratory analysis of various check the validity of blood transfused.
The catalysts are used when the development of anemia defines boosters generate red blood cells (Erythropoietin), and the names of drugs traded Aebojtin alpha (epoetin alfa) and Brockerat (Procrit), and stimulates the bone marrow to increase production of red blood cells, thereby reducing the need for transfers and help in alleviating the symptoms of anemia, and is addressed in the form of injections under the skin, usually for three days a week, and until the return of census to the appropriate levels.
And useful recommendations when the emergence of anemia:
Determine the child's activities and to avoid cumbersome activities.
Increased hours of sleep and levels of comfort, including sleep during the day.
Maintain adequate nutrition and adequate, and rich in calories, protein and iron, and eating vegetables, especially green, and red meat, liver, and also the appropriate foods, fish and seafood and chicken, and legumes such as beans, and peanuts.
Increased rates of ischemia, the body and a lot of different fluids.
Avoid coffee and caffeine compounds and heavy fatty meals at night.
