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Scikle Cell Anemia
Title: Scikle Cell Anemia
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 696 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Scikle Cell Anemia
Sickle-Cell Anemia
Sickle-Cell Anemia is an inherited disease of red blood cells which can cause attacks of pain, damage to vital organs and can lead to early death. It was first noted in 1910 by physician, James B. Herrick, when identifying a patient from the West Indies with having an anemia featuring abnormal red blood cells that were “sickle shaped”. (Knight, 293). Since then, there have been many developments in the cause and treatment of the disease …showed first 75 words of 696 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 696 total…the initial screening method. After the initial diagnosis, the patient is kept watch on to check for signs of fever or swelling which may suggest an infection. To fight infection babies are put on daily dosages of penicillin. As the patient grows older, they may experience problems with Acute Chest Syndrome, Transient Aplastic Crisis, Strokes, Transfusion Therapy, Opthalmological Disorders, Gall Bladder and Liver Disorders in Sickle Cell Disease, Splenic Sequestration Crisis and Bone Marrow Transplantation.
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