Section 8
Blood Diseases and Disorders
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Hemostasis Disorders
The most common blood disorders involve defects in the amount or activity of factors involved in coagulation.
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Anemia
Anemia is a decrease in number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood resulting in tissue hypoxia.
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Sickle-Cell Disease
Sickle-cell disease is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder in which red blood cells assume a rigid sickle shape.
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Leukemia
Leukemia is a term covering a spectrum of cancers of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an increase in immature white blood cells.