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Treatments for Sickle Cell disease

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Treatments for Sickle ... #sicklecells #sickle ... #hematology #anemia ... #clinical #pediatrics
Cures for Sickle Cell disease 

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Cures for Sickle ... #sicklecells #sickle ... #hematology #anemia ... #clinical #pediatrics
Complications of Sickle Cell Disease slide 1/3

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Complications of Sickle ... #sicklecells #sickle ... #hematology #anemia ... #clinical #pediatrics
Complications of sickle cell disease slide 2/3 

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Complications of sickle ... #sicklecells #sickle ... #hematology #anemia ... #clinical #pediatrics
complications of sickle cell disease slide 3/3

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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... elevated, but anemia ... but undiagnosed, folate ... megaloblastic anemia ... #VitaminB12 #Folate
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Iron, B-12, or folate ... Hypertriglyceridemia • Uremia ... • Hemolytic anemia ... Splenomegaly, Sickle
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Iron deficiency anemia ... Chronic disease anemia ... Sideroblastic anemia ... Vitamin B12 or Folate ... disease, Artifact Sickle
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
particular degree of anemia ... Index < 2: • Anemia ... , Vitamin B12, Folate ... defects (e.g. sickle ... cell anemia, G6PD
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
MRI, iADL scale, ... - Progressive amnesia ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics