Question 1

what are microcytic red blood cells?

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Small cells: Microcytic red blood cells are small rbcs - usually caused by low iron from decreased iron stores or blood loss.

Question 2

what part(s) of the body does having too many red blood cells damage?

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CNs and GI systems: Excessive red cells in newborns can cause increase chance for sluggish circulation, blood clots in internal organs including brain intestines etc. Usually it is because of increased thickness of blood (viscosity).

Question 3

where are red blood cells produced?

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Bone Marrow: In adults, all of the blood cells are produced in the bone marrow, including red blood cells. Under some abnormal conditions, blood cells may be produced in other organs such as the liver, spleen or lymph nodes.

Question 4

what causes enlarge red blood cells

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Several: There are multiple causes of enlarged red blood cells, which is termed macrocytosis, and most of them are easily corrected. Two of the most common causes are deficiencies in vitamin B12 and folic acid, which are frequently associated with anemia, as well. However, there are also other important causes such as hypothyroidism, disorders of the bone marrow itself and some medications.

Question 5

why might red blood cells be high in children?

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See below: Partially because they adapted to grow inside of the womb in hypoxic environment. But there are many other reasons, such as shorter life span of the red blood cells compare to adults and more bone marrow production, it could be also dehydration, or living in high altitude or some other hematological problems.

Question 6

how to determine osmolaritiy of red blood cells?

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No need: There is no medical need to determine the osmolarity of red cells. Osmotic fragility of the red cells is a test for spherocytosis.

Question 7

what are the characteristics unique to red blood cells?

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No nuclei: Red cells do not have nuclei, have a biconcave shape and are bags of hemoglobin. Size is about 7 microns.
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Question 8

what causes red blood cells to sickle?

Accepted Answer

Hemoglobin S: A genetic variant of hemoglobin, called hemoglobin s causes sickling when hemoglobin loses oxygen.

Question 9

from where do red blood cells get energy?

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Goody, See Rbclab.co: Glucose, a form of sugar in blood, fuels red cells to keep it flexible, to maintain oxygen CO2 reactivity via hemoglobin, and keeps its electrolyte, metabolic pumps humming. The red color is from hemoglobin and from lack of nucleus in the mature form. Since there is no mitochondria, glucose is converted to energy packets mostly via unusual ways, to generate high energy bars called ATP.Good luck.

Question 10

what makes red blood cells go into your urine?

Accepted Answer

Nephritis,stones, CA: Nephritis is inflammation of the filtering units.
Stones could cause bleed due to scratching the tissues.
Cancer also could bleed.
Also, urine infection sometimes causes blood in urine.

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