Blood Disorders (Anemia, Leukopenia, and Thrombocytopenia)
• Blood is a body fluid: carries essential nutrients to tissues throughout the body.
• Abnormalities in number of cells in blood can produce several conditions:
– Anemia: an abnormally low number of red blood cells or low hemoglobin
– Leukopenia: an abnormally low number of white blood cells
– Thrombocytopenia: an abnormally low number of platelets