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Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment: What Should You Know About it?

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Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment: What Should You Know About it?

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  1. Sickle Cell Anemia Let’s Fight for a Cure

  2. What is SickleCell Anemia? • A group of disorders that cause red blood cells to become misshapen and break down. • It is passed down through families. (Genetic disorder) • Sickle cell disease is chronic but treatable and is not a death sentence. • Patients with sickle cell disease require comprehensive care

  3. What Causes Sickle Cell Disease? • Both your parents need to pass the abnormal hemoglobin gene on to you in order for you to develop the disease. • If both your parents carry the defective gene, you have a 1 in 4 chance of inheriting the disease. • If a child is born with one defective hemoglobin-beta gene, he may become a carrier of the disease.

  4. Early Symptoms of SCD • Fatigue • Paleness • Rapid heart rate • Shortness of breath • Yellowing of the eyes and skin (jaundice) • Poor eyesight or blindness • Problems with thinking or confusion caused by small strokes

  5. How Is Sickle Cell Disease Diagnosed? • Screening Tests • Newborn Screening • Prenatal Screening • Hemoglobin Electrophoresis • Serum potassium • Sickle cell test

  6. Treatment for a Sickle Cell Anemia • Bone marrow or stem cell transplants • Blood transfusions (may also be given regularly to prevent stroke) • Pain medicines • Plenty of fluids

  7. When to Contact a Doctor • Call your health care provider if you have: • Any symptoms of infection (fever, body aches, headache, fatigue) • Pain crises • Painful and long-term erection (in men)

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