Your Friend,who You Have Not Heard from in a While,calls

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Essay

Your friend,who you have not heard from in a while,calls and tells you that her grandmother has dementia.She goes on to say that the doctor said that her grandmother has Alzheimer's,but she said,"I'm not worried.She doesn't have Alzheimer's,just dementia." Explain the inaccuracy of this comment and include information about the progression of the disease.

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Definitions:

Erythropoiesis

The process of producing red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the bone marrow, which is essential for transporting oxygen throughout the body.

Eythrocytes

A misspelling of "Erythrocytes," which are red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returning carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

Leukocytes

White blood cells that are part of the immune system and defend the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials.

Red Bone Marrow

Red bone marrow is the soft tissue in the interior of bones where blood cells are produced, including red cells, white cells, and platelets.