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ANEMIA By Melanie Huff        There are over 400 types of Anemia. This condition will affect over half of the world’s population at some point during their lives. Anemia is defined as a reduction in the number or volume of circulating red blood cells or an alteration in hemoglobin. Technically Anemia is not a disease but only a symptom of numerous other disorders. The origin of Anemia is classified either as nutritional or non-nutritional.    Classification of Anemia   Nutritional Anemia is mainly caused by a lack of iron, vitamin B 12, or folic acid. Also a deficiency in the amount of vitamins such as B2, B6, C, A, D, E, and K can lead to nutritional anemia. Zinc, copper, calcium, and proteins are other causes of anemia. A lack of certain enzymes can also cause anemia. Often anemia is associated with scurvy which indicates low levels of folate and iron. Discoveries have been made that show vitamin C increases the absorption of iron but studies ...

KEY VOCABULARY   The following terms will be used during this lesson: ·          Conscious  - patient is awake and responds to stimuli appropriately ·          Coma  - patient is not aroused by external stimuli ·          Diabetes mellitus  - endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate insulin production by beta   cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas ·          Endocrine Glands  - glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood stream ·          Glucose  – source of energy required by cells for normal functioning ·          Hyperglycemia  - abnormally high levels of glucose in the blood ·          Hypoglycemia  - abnormally low levels of gl...