Blood is the most important element of the human body. Only through blood will all the nutrients and minerals extracted from food be supplied to the various parts of the body. Blood disorder is the most serious issue that should be addressed without delay. Every human should be aware of the body parts and diseases that occur in the various elements of the body. If the causes of the diseases are well aware by the people, they can identify or diagnose the exact disease with minimal effort. Here, we shall discuss the causes, symptoms, treatment plans, and management of blood disorder diseases.
What is a blood disorder?
A blood disorder is an abnormality in the blood components. The components of the blood are,
- White blood cell
- Red blood cell
- Platelets
- Plasma
Blood disorders can show many symptoms. Sometimes, in rare cases, blood disorders do not show any visible symptoms in the body. In such cases, physicians closely watch the overall health of the patient. The elements of the blood may increase or decrease, which is the condition of blood disorder. By observing the symptoms, physicians suggest the appropriate treatment plan to cure or manage the blood disorder.
What are the causes of Blood disorders
There are many causes for blood disorders. Those causes include,
- Underlying medications due to various other health issues.
- Gene mutations
- Poor and unhealthy lifestyle
- Due to Trauma or surgeries blood disorders may occur.
- Blood clotting balance
- Lack of nutrients in the diet.
Symptoms of Blood Disorders
As discussed in the introduction section, a blood disorder is an abnormality of, one or multiple elements of the blood. Abnormality may be decreased or increased values of the blood components. Let us see some of the symptoms of blood disorder with the possible causes.
Symptoms shown for decreased blood components:
- Lowering the Red Blood Cells may result in anemia. The anemic patient might
experience fatigue, shortness of breath, and chronic illness due to weakness. - Decreased White Blood cells may cause frequent fever and infection.
- Decreased Platelet count results in abnormal bleeding or unstoppable bleeding from wounds.
Symptoms shown for increased blood components:
- Increased white blood cells or immune protein leads to the thickening of the blood.
- Increased Red blood cells may lead to increased blood viscosity which is expressed as headache.
- Elevated platelet count may be shown as blood clotting in various parts of the body.
Some most suggestive symptoms of blood disorders are,
- Blood Clot
- Fine red, purple, or dark spots over the skin
- Blood blisters in the mouth
- Swollen lymph nodes due to leukemia
- Anemia
How do physicians treat blood disorders?
As discussed above, blood disorders can be diagnosed with the symptoms shown in the human body. Once, the blood disorder has been diagnosed, the treatment plan should be suggested by the hematologists. In most common cases, some nutritional supplements may be suggested to improve the condition of the blood disorder. If the condition is out of supplementary, the plan might be arrived at or decided by the physician.
Blood Transfusion:
Blood transfusion is one of the most common and result-yielding treatment plans for blood disorder diseases. Blood transfusion is the safest procedure in which a donor of the same blood group will donate blood to a needy person. The blood donated will be transfused to the needy through the IV line. The Blood transfusion helps to stabilize the abnormalities in the elements of the blood by replacing the new blood with the disordered blood. Blood transfusion is possible with complete blood or as the elements of the blood too. This means the elements of blood such as WBC, RBC, Platelet, or Plasma can be donated or transfused separately. This kind of blood transfusion might show some complications such as fever, auto-immune issues as the blood is transfused from outside, or lung problems.
Bone Marrow Transplant:
Bone Marrow Transplant is another procedure to treat blood disorder disease. The WBC, RBC, and platelet are produced from bone marrow. Since the blood components are produced from the bone marrow, it is replaced by the transplant procedure. By the replacement, there is a chance to produce new blood components. Due to the medicines given before and after the bone marrow transplant, there will be some side effects. Those side-effects include,
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
- Mouth soreness
- Skin rashes
- Hair Loss
- Liver damage
Conclusion:
A blood disorder is a condition when the components of the blood are abnormal. The blood disorder disease may or may not show symptoms. Common symptoms of blood disorder include fatigue, fever, blood clots, and headache. The common causes of blood disorders are inherited genetics, poor diet, and underlying health conditions. As a basic treatment, the blood disorder can be treated with nutritional supplements, and in advanced cases, blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants will be suggested by the physicians. After treatment, the patient has to maintain a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet, exercise, and regular blood tests for a healthy life.
