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Treatments for Sickle Cell disease

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Treatments for Sickle ... Cell disease ... #Sicklecell #sicklecelldisease ... #sickle #hematology ... #anemia #clinical
Cures for Sickle Cell disease 

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Cures for Sickle ... Cell disease ... #Sicklecell #sicklecelldisease ... #sickle #hematology ... #anemia #clinical
Complications of sickle cell disease slide 2/3 

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Complications of Sickle Cell Disease slide 1/3

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complications of sickle cell disease slide 3/3

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Sickle Cell Disease - Pathophysiology of disease and complications 

Due to the deformed shape, HbS induces
Sickle Cell Disease ... results from the sickle ... organs leading to ischemia ... #SickleCell #Disease ... Complications #Hematology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
/Joint Pain in Sickle ... • Mechanism: ischemic ... #Joint #Pain #SickleCell ... #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
hemolytic anemia (e.g ... red cells: Sickle ... cell disease Bite ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... • Thrombus (e.g ... • Sickle Cell ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
cold agglutin disease ... . sickle cell disease ... Hypersplenism, Wilson's disease ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology