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Myeloproliferative disorders: Your bone marrow produces too many white blood cells, red blood cells or platelets. Myeloproliferative neoplasms are rare blood cancers. The main forms are polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia. Blood diseases increase your risk of serious health complications, including: Bleeding disorders; Blood cancers
Blood disorders happen when one or more elements that make up your blood don’t work as they should. There are different types of blood disorders. Some conditions affect the solid parts of blood, such as red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Blood disorders can also affect plasma, the liquid part of blood.
Blood (bleeding) disorders are conditions that affect the cells in your blood and how your blood clots. If you have an inherited bleeding or clotting disorder, you have genes (traits you were born with) that caused the condition. The most common inherited blood disorders include: Clotting factor deficiencies; Hemophilia; Platelet disorders
Cerebrovascular diseases affect the blood vessels and circulation in your brain. They typically occur due to a narrowing, blockage or rupture of a blood vessel. Some cerebrovascular diseases are caused by random or inherited genetic changes (mutations) that affect the structure of your blood vessels.
Lung diseases such as COPD, emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis can lead to a high red blood cell count. Performance-Enhancing Drugs Taking anabolic steroids or a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoietin) can raise your number or red blood cells.
Complete blood cell count (CBC): This test shows the proportion of white and red blood cells that you have. Blood differential : This test shows the amounts of each type of white blood cell. If your blood tests show a high or low number of white blood cells, you may get a bone marrow biopsy.
MRSA is the result of a Staphylococcus aureus infection. Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria. MRSA is communicable, meaning it can spread from person to person through touch. MRSA may remain on your skin and not cause any problems. But if MRSA enters a wound or other opening in your skin, it can infect your blood, bones, joints and organs.
Bacterial infections affect your blood, skin, lungs or other organs. There are different types of bacterial infections, each with distinct causes and symptoms. Antibiotics treat most bacterial infections.
Infections that can cause thrombocytopenia include HIV, hepatitis C, sepsis (blood infection) and malaria. Germs from tick bites can also cause vector-borne diseases, like brucellosis, that affect platelet counts.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive laser eye surgery that can be used for a number of retinal diseases, including central serous chorioretinopathy and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. During this procedure, our specialists seal off abnormal blood vessels in your retina without damaging the surrounding tissue.