Question 1

people with cooleys anemia typically have what symptoms?

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Beta thal major: Cooley's anemia is known as beta thalassemia major. Starting during the first year of life, they have profound and life-long transfusion-dependent anemia, large liver/spleen , and skeletal deformities due to bone marrow expansion; they are prone to infection and skeletal fractures and, unless appropriately treated, die during adolescence of iron overload syndromes.

Question 2

what sort of disease is cooley anemia?

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Cooley Anemia: Cooley's anemia aka beta thalassemia or mediterranean anemia. It is a complicated set of disorders resutling in the underproduction of beta globin chains and subsequent underproduction of hemoglobin and the associated anema.

Question 3

anemia; is ethnicity a factor?

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Sometimes: Anemia is sometimes much more likely is certain ethnicities. These anemias include sickle cell and thalassemia minor.

Question 4

do a lot of people get anemia?

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Yes: Anemia is low blood count.  The most common form is due to low iron ingestion but other forms include blood loss, inherited changes in blood cells (like sickle cell, thalessemia, etc.) and bone marrow failure(aplastic anemia).  Anemia also is found in patients on dialysis and on chemotherapy.  Your doctor can help you with this if you suspect your are anemic.

Question 5

how can  anemia affect a child?

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Many ways: Known to produce decrease intelligence 
affect development and behavior
cause cardiovascular problem such as heart murmur and congestive failure of the heart.
Decrease linear growth because iron contained in the hematologic is bone growth factor.

Question 6

what is anemia a risk factor for?

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Anemia can lead to::   Ischemia, Metabolic acidosis.

Question 7

is ice chewing a symptom of anemia?

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PICA: In medicine we call "pica" to the strong desire to eat or drink very unusual substances or foods. Children and adults with pica may eat:
animal feces, clay, dirt, hairballs, ice, paint, sand.This pattern of eating should last 1 mo.In pregnancy, in childhood, and in malnourished populations is more common.It is true that  iron or zinc deficiency could be present but could also be psycological.

Question 8

what are the tests for cooley's anemia?

Accepted Answer

Cooleys anemia: Coolew's anemia also known as thallasemia major is genetic disorder of blood.It is diagnosed by doing blood test.Cbc will show fewer healthy red blood cells and less hemoglobin. And it is confiemed by doing hemoglobin electophoresis, which will show abnormal hemoglobin.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of cooley's anemia?

Accepted Answer

Cooley's anemia: Beta thalassemia major/cooley's anemia can be presented with severe anemia that requires blood transfusion. Symptoms will include- extreme fatigue, pallor, failure to thrive, development problems ( short stature, amenorrhea- dysfunction in sexual development), chest pain, shortness of breath, ( they have problems with iron overload that leads to heart failure), abdominal pain, liver failure etc.

Question 10

what can you tell me about cooleys anemia?

Accepted Answer

Beta thalassemia: Cooley anemia is also known as beta thalassemia major originally described by Dr. Cooley, in which patient either has no or limited production of beta globin - a critical protein in forming hemoglobin for red cells. These patients have profound anemia requring life-long transfusion. They also have enlarged large liver, spleen, deformed bone structure, and prone to infection.

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