You have questions or concerns about your condition or care.Treatment for sickle cell anemiamay include any of the following:Medicines may be given to decrease pain or sickling of your RBCs. You may also need medicine to treat or prevent a bacterial infection. A blood transfusion increases the...
sickle cell diseasesickle cell anemiasickle cell painclinical managementpainstaff nursesBackground: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is primarily characterized by pain. This chronic pain with acute exacerbations is the most common reason for hospital visits, admissions, and readmissions, particularly in young ...
Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become hard & sticky. Learn more about the causes, symptoms & treatments here!
Sickle Cell Anemia and Thalassemia: A Primer for Health Care Professionals G Roberts - 《Annals of Saudi Medicine》 被引量: 0发表: 1989年 Sickle-Cell Anemia and Thalassemia A Primer for Health Care Professionals, R.G. Huntsman (Ed.). The Canadian Sickle Cell Society, Toronto-Edmonton-Halifax...
Types of Sickle Cell Disease There are several forms of sickle cell disease. The type you or your child inherits depends on many things, including the specific type of abnormal hemoglobin you have. Hemoglobin SS, also called sickle cell anemia, is usually the most severe type of this disorder...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic disorders in which an abnormal Hb molecule (Hb S) transforms RBCs into sickle-shaped cells, resulting in chronic anemia, vasoocclusive episodes, pain, and organ damage. Sickle cell trait, which is the heterozygous condition, is the only 1 of...
Painful crisis episodes are poorly treated in sickle cell anemia, both in timeliness and appropriateness of care. Delayed treatment in Emergency Departments, unrelieved pain, frequent admissions, and prolonged hospitalizations are common. We established a Day Hospital (DH) to determine if an alternative...
Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventative care that could help them stay healthier for longer, a Children's Hospital Los Angeles study has found. Ad To assess the quality ofpreventative carereceived by children with...
Newborn screening for SCD, developing partnerships between high resource countries and countries in Africa to support training of healthcare workers, research, and sharing of knowledge can help to reduce the SCD burden in Africa. Keywords Sickle cell disease; Sickle cell anemia; Children; ...
Understanding the experience lived by these people, it is possible to enlarge the dimensions and the essence of nursing care required throughout life. 展开 关键词: Chronic Disease Anemia, Sickle Cell Nursing DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.0594.2656 被引量: 4 ...