Question

Disease/condition including the underlying Pathophysiology of leukemia

Answer 1

Ans) Leukemia: Cancer of the bodies blood forming tissues.

Pathophysiology of Leukemia:

- Sometimes an immature blast cell have two gene mutations which prevent it from maturing into a specialized blood cell and cause it to multiply out of control.

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These immature blast cells crowd the bone marrow and impair the ability of the bones to make healthy blood cells.

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This leads to a decrease in platelets, red blood cells (RBCs) and white blood cells (WBCs).