Hematologic and Respiratory Diseases

Prevent traffic accidents

While driving your vehicle, blood and oxygen flow through your body to make all your organs function properly. However, if there is an impairment in your blood flow or respiratory system, your health is compromised and hence your safety behind the wheel. Diseases such as anemia, asthma and bronchitis require special attention due to the risks they can cause while driving. Learn more about them and how you can travel safely.

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Hypoventilation, myoneural disorders, lung cancer, obesity, and its influence on driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Learn more about the influence of lung cancer, hypoventilation and obesity on driving. For more details about road safety tips tips visit Fundación MAPFRE.

Sleep apnea and driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is characterized by the presence of recurrent respiratory pauses during sleep. For more road safety tips tips visit Fundación MAPFRE.

Anemia and its care in driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

The reduction of hemoglobin levels should always be always associated with an etiological diagnosis to establish the triggering cause of anemia.

Sleep, fatigue, narcolepsy, and its influence on driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

It is estimated that 20% – 30% of accidents are due to fatigue. Learn more about the influence of sleep, fatigue and narcolepsy on driving.

Hemolytic anemia, treatment of anemia, and influence on driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Learn more about Hemolytic Anemia, the treatment of anemia and its influence on driving. Find out more about road safety tips at Fundación MAPFRE.

Coagulation and thrombotic disorders and their interference with driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Learn more about driving interference caused by clotting and thrombotic disorders. More information about road safety tips at Fundación MAPFRE.

Hemochromatosis, blood transfusion and myeloproliferative disorders interfering with driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Learn more about hemochromatosis, blood transfusions, myeloproliferative disorders and the influence on the conduct of these. More at Fundación MAPFRE.

Vascular hemorrhagic and platelet disorders that have an impact on driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Learn more about the effects that vascular and platelet hemorrhagic disorders have on conduction. More about road safety tips at Fundación MAPFRE.

Neutropenia, leukemia, and their influence on driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Learn more about neutropenia, leukemia, and their influence on driving. Find out more about road safety tips and doctors tips at Fundación MAPFRE.

Pulmonary ventilation disorders, cough, dyspnea, and their interference with driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Gas exchange depends on the balance between ventilation and blood flow and, therefore, diseases affecting cause respiratory failure. More details here.

Asthma and driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

Asthma is an episodic condition of reversible airway obstruction with bronchial inflammation. Learn more about asthma and driving at Fundación MAPFRE.

Long-term treatment of asthma and its influence on driving

Hematologic and Respiratory Disease

We will avoid mishaps by advising driving patients about the added risks of asthma and its treatment. For more details visit the site Fundación MAPFRE.