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  2. Hemolytic–uremic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Hemolytic–uremic syndrome (HUS) is a group of blood disorders characterized by low red blood cells, acute kidney injury (previously called acute renal failure), and low platelets. [1] [3] Initial symptoms typically include bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and weakness. [1] [2] Kidney problems and low platelets then occur as the diarrhea ...

  3. Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), also known as complement-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome (not to be confused with hemolytic–uremic syndrome), is an extremely rare, life-threatening, progressive disease that frequently has a genetic component. In most cases, it can be effectively controlled by interruption of the complement cascade.

  4. List of hematologic conditions - Wikipedia

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    Hemolytic-uremic syndrome: D59.3: 13052: Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) (also known as haemolytic-uraemic syndrome) is a disease characterized by hemolytic anemia, acute renal failure and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). It predominantly but not exclusively affects children.

  5. Nephritic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The pathophysiology of nephritic syndrome is dependent on the underlying disease process, which can vary depending on what condition the nephritic syndrome is secondary to. More specifically, different diseases (many of which are mentioned above in the Causes section) affect different segments of the glomerulus and cause disease-specific ...

  6. Hus - Wikipedia

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    Hemolytic–uremic syndrome, a group of blood disorders characterized by low red blood cells, acute kidney injury, and low platelets House ( Hus ), a single-unit residential building Huastec language (ISO 639-3 code: hus), spoken by the Téenek people living in rural areas of San Luis Potosí and northern Veracruz

  7. Word family - Wikipedia

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    A word family is the base form of a word plus its inflected forms and derived forms made with suffixes and prefixes [1] plus its cognates, i.e. all words that have a common etymological origin, some of which even native speakers don't recognize as being related (e.g. "wrought (iron)" and "work(ed)"). [2]

  8. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Most individuals with G6PD deficiency are asymptomatic.When it induces hemolysis, the effect is usually short-lived. [5]Most people who develop symptoms are male, due to the X-linked pattern of inheritance, but female carriers can be affected due to unfavorable lyonization or skewed X-inactivation, where random inactivation of an X-chromosome in certain cells creates a population of G6PD ...

  9. Blackwater fever - Wikipedia

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    The cause of hemolytic crises in this disease is unknown (mainly due to intravascular haemolysis). There is rapid and massive destruction of red blood cells resulting in hemoglobinemia (hemoglobin in the blood, but outside the red blood cells), hemoglobinuria (hemoglobin in urine), intense jaundice, anuria (passing less than 50 milliliters of urine in a day), and finally death in the majority ...