Question for blood products? part 4?

Question for blood products? part 4?
define the causative factors for the following WBC disorders.
neutropenia and leukemia.
please identify at least three nursing considerations related to each disorder.
thank you

- Sabir
There are numerous causes of neutropenia that can roughly be divided between either problems in the production of the cells by the bone marrow and destruction of the cells elsewhere in the body. Treatment depends on the nature of the cause, and emphasis is placed on the prevention and treatment of infection.
Causes can be divided into the following groups:

Decreased production in the bone marrow:
hereditary disorders (e.g. congenital neutropenia, cyclic neutropenia)
cancer
certain medications
radiation
Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency.
Increased destruction:
aplastic anemia
autoimmune neutropenia.
chemotherapy
Marginalisation and sequestration:
Hemodialysis
There is usually a mild neutropenia in viral infections.

There is no single known cause for all of the different types of leukemia. The different leukemias likely have different causes, and very little is certain about what causes them. Researchers have strong suspicions about four possible causes:

natural or artificial ionizing radiation
certain kinds of chemicals
some viruses
genetic predispositions
Leukemia, like other cancers, result from somatic mutations in the DNA which activate oncogenes or deactivate tumor suppressor genes, and disrupt the regulation of cell death, differentiation or division. These mutations may occur spontaneously or as a result of exposure to radiation or carcinogenic substances and are likely to be influenced by genetic factors. Cohort and case-control studies have linked exposure to petrochemicals, such as benzene, and hair dyes to the development of some forms of leukemia.

Viruses have also been linked to some forms of leukemia. For example, certain cases of ALL are associated with viral infections by either the human immunodeficiency virus or human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1 and -2, causing adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma).

Fanconi anemia is also a risk factor for developing acute myelogenous leukemia.

Until the cause or causes of leukemia are found, there is no way to prevent the disease. Even when the causes become known, they may not be readily controllable, such as naturally occurring background radiation, and therefore not especially helpful for prevention purposes.

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