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    Case Study 97 1. Sickle cell disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin‚ the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body. People with this disorder have atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin S‚ which can distort red blood cells into a sickle‚ or crescent‚ shape. SCD affects millions of people worldwide‚ particularly those with African‚ Spanish‚ Mediterranean‚ and Indian ancestry. Some 120‚000 infants are born with SCD every year worldwide

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    Sickle Cell Disease (Anemia) Child and Adolescent Development (PSC 1246A) Sickle Cell Disease‚ commonly referred to as Sickle Cell Anemia‚ is a blood disease which red blood cells form an abnormal sickle or crescent shape. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body and are normally shaped like a disc. This disease is genetically inherited from both parents. If you inherit the sickle cell gene from only one parent‚ you will have sickle cell trait. People with sickle cell trait

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    SC disease‚ an autoimmune recessive condition‚ is an inherited abnormality of red blood cells. Affected children inherit two copies of an abnormal hemoglobin gene‚ one from each parent. For couples where both individuals carry one copy of the abnormal gene‚ described as having SC trait or being a carrier for SC disease‚ there is a 1 in 4 chance of future children being affected by the disease (?) From a biomedical perspective‚ a high potential for benefit from sharing research-generated SC disease

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    Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean

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    offspring. He also discovered that traits pass down through families in different patterns. Sickle cell‚ which is an inherited disease‚ is mainly found in those of African descent. Mendel’s research ultimately helped lead to the discovery and understanding of the HBS allele‚ the connection of malaria to sickle cell now and in future generations‚ and the new technology that helps diagnose and treat sickle cell. In 1910‚ a black man named Walter Clement Noel‚ went to Dr. James B. Herrick‚ complaining

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    Okay‚ you have your thoughts down on paper and have gone over your organizational structure to be sure that your argument is presented in the clearest possible way. Then you have reviewed your claims to be sure that your reasoning is sound. You may have written a first draft that contained only your own words. Now it is time to add in the support that external sources provide. Think of your sources as a scholarly friend standing beside you when you make a claim‚ saying that you are right. This

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    Concept Map: Sickle Cell Disease October 8‚ 2010 Duke University School of Nursing Introduction My client‚ known as 20SE03‚ is a four year old preschooler that lives in a two-parent household along with his younger one year old sister. His family has recently moved to North Carolina where he was recently presented with new onset of seizures and status post cerebral vascular accident (CVA). He has a history of sickle cell disease‚ ulcerative colitis‚ acute chest syndrome‚ and asthma

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    Many of my peer’s excursions will start when they head to college or withdraw from their parent’s house; My journey started when I went through Stem-Cell Transplant for Sickle cell disease. Never would I have thought that I would be writing my college essay in a hospital bed‚ Sitting in the same room that ruined me just to relieve me of the crippling demon that followed me since birth. Overwhelming emotions held my heart hostage for seven months‚ but today they finally get released. From a young

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    Sickle Cell Anemia "An ISU student died March 12 from complications of Sickle Cell Anemia…there is no cure for Sickle Cell Anemia" (Indiana Statesman‚ 2004). What is Sickle Cell Anemia? According to National Institute of Health‚ Sickle Cell Anemia is a lifelong‚ inherited blood disorder or disease‚ characterized primarily by chronic anemia and periodic episodes of pain. It is one form of sickle cell disease‚ a category of blood disorders caused by defective hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a substance

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    Pain Management and Quality of Life for Sickle Cell Disease Patients Cynthia Evans Mississippi College Pain Management and Quality of Life for Sickle Cell Disease Patients This is a review of literature examining how frequent recurring episodes of pain affect the quality of life in the sickle cell disease patients. Several studies conducted concerning pain management and quality of life for sickle cell disease patients indicate additional studies needed. Identifying additional effective

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