Why would someone need a blood transfusion?
Why would someone need a blood transfusion?
He could be anaemic. He could have a blood disorder like
leukaemia. He could need to have surgery and they are building up his blood or he has had surgery and needs the extra blood.There are lots of reasons for getting a transfusion. If he is anemic, the transfusion will supply him with the red blood cells that he’s lacking. Doctors will also “pump” someone up with blood before a surgery. Leukemia patients get transfusions because they have various issues with their own blood, and “fresh” blood can help them feel better.A blood transfusion is needed when a patient needs replenishment of red blood cells, white blood cells, or other protein components of blood. Some of the causes for needing a transfusion would be blood loss (severely bleeding stomach ulcer, clotting abnormality, bleeding tumor, intestinal perforation, etc…), blood cell destruction (immune-mediated, infectuous, cancer), bone marrow cancer. I highly doubt it is anything you may have contracted from him.i work as a nurse on medical floor and we usually give blood (with patient consent) when the individual is anemic meaning he has a low hemoglobin. Now there are many reasons why someone would be anemic too. Some people become anemic when they internally bleed. I see alot of bleeds from the gastrointestinal tract from people taking too many anti-inflammatories or they could be on blood thinners too which sometimes cause excessive bleeding internally if they are getting too much of it. Anemia can also come from kidney failure too. They dont often give blood to renal patients unless there hemoglobin is really low b/c its their baseline due to the chronic kidney disease. But if a person is serverely dehydrated, their blood pressure will drop causing less circulation to the kidneys causing them to fail. The kidneys produce a hormone which stimulates the bones to produce red blood cells so when kidneys dont work right, the person also becomes anemic and requires blood. Another reason could be from a form of cancer where your red blood cells are low either from bone marrow not making enough red blood cells. SOmetimes people are also born with abnormal red blood cells and are unable to carry oxygen as efficiently or their red blood cells dont last for 120 days such as sickle cell patients. They sometimes require blood transfusions too. So as you see, it can be soooo many things!! Im sure there are others i didnt mention but from my experience working 12 years on a medical surgical floor thats why ive given blood. I hope this helps and please dont worry about your friend. Im sure he is in good hands!! You sound like a really good friend.the most common reason i would have thought would be because he is severely anaemic. however its whats causing the anaemia as there are many reasons for it. it could be as simple as blood loss due to something like piles or a bowel disorder that causes bleeding like ulcerative colitis. or it could be something more serious. unforunately he is the only one who can answer this for u, but wish him well.When one loses too much blood they need a transfusion. Did he have surgery at the hospital? That could be why. Or, you said he wasn’t feeling well…It could be because he is anemic or has some condition where his Red blood cells are either being destroyed by something or are not being made as quickly as they should.
I hope he gets better soon.
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