Please complete this activity by following the instructions below and in the attachment. Resources: Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach (7th ed.), National Institutes of Health: Blood Disorders, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Blood Disorders Use the resources to research blood disorders. READ each of the scenarios in the attachment and answer each question substantively. You can respond directly on the attached document and then save your responses and submit the completed document.
Lily, a 4-year-old Caucasian female, has been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and is a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Lily eats only pasta, breads, and hot dogs, and she drinks only artificial fruit punch. Lily has iron deficiency anemia. Davon is a 5-year-old African American male who has just moved to Chicago, and he is visiting his new pediatrician for a kindergarten physical. His mother tells the nurse that she carries the sickle cell trait and wants Davon screened for it. Davon may have the sickle cell trait. Spencer has noted over the past several weeks that he is having more bruises, or ecchymosis, all over his body. After coughing this morning, he noticed tiny red marks all around his eyes. Spencer has thrombocytopenia.
