Understanding Leukemia

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To understand leukemia. We just have to remember the blood formation process. When talking about acute lymphocytic leukemia, this concerns your white blood cell who are responsible to combat infection. So the management for this is preventing the patient from any possible infection. Reverse isolation would do. While talking about acute myocytic leukemia, this concerns about your red blood cells and hemotocrit count. in AML, it is possible that the is overproduction of non matured red blood cells. This RBC are not capable on carry oxygen since they are not mature enough or their shape are not capable on carrying oxygen. With this, there is decrease oxygen distribution in the blood, causing increase in blood pressure since the kidneys would demand for more oxygen releasing hormones. This can also affect brain functions due to decrease oxygen distribution. The patient could also be fatigue and weak and should be assist in moving and activities of daily living. Best treatment as of now is chemotherapy and radiation.