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Treatments for Sickle Cell disease

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Cures for Sickle Cell disease 

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Complications of Sickle Cell Disease slide 1/3

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Complications of sickle cell disease slide 2/3 

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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
(e.g. ... Sickled red cells ... : Sickle cell disease ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Pain in Sickle ... • Mechanism: ischemic ... #Pain #SickleCell ... #Disease #differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Constant Pain (Ischemia ... Occlusion • Sickle ... Cell Anemia • ... Peripheral Vascular Disease
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
anemia (sometimes ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... , Artifact Sickle ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... (e.g., Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis) • Sickle ... cell anemia