The Sickle Cell disease is that affects all people at all ages. There are interventions that address the needs of the people except for those young adults 18-26 years of age. These SCD patients are transitioning from pediatric care into adult care. These young adults are most susceptible to death due to the lack of a structured education system that provides wellness facts and intervention medical services to assist them during this transition period. The mortality rate is the highest among the total
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Sickle cell disease is present usually in those of African or Mediterranean descent (Saladin 2007). About 1.3% of African Americans have sickle cell (Saladin‚ 2007). Sickle cell was originated in Africa where malaria was killing a vast number of people (Saladin‚ 2007). The sickle cell hemoglobin is not able to be digested by the parasites that cause malaria‚ making those with sickle cell resistant to malaria (Saladin‚ 2007). This paper will discuss a normal erythrocyte compared to an erythrocyte
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The core reading for this week included an excerpt that read “…the first cases of sickle cell disease were mostly amongst Africans and African Caribbeans. Racial thinking led to the assumption that sickle cell disease was a ‘Black disease’‚ even though many African people are not at risk for these disease and many carriers are not African” (Russell‚ 2014‚ p. 69). This‚ for me‚ was very insightful and enlightening‚ as it presents a way of thinking that is not common or taught in our society. It brought
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Defects Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is one of a group of diseases collectively termed hemaglobinopathies‚ in which normal adult hemoglobin is partially or completely replaced by abnormal sickle hemoglobin(HgbS). Sickle Cell Anemia includes all of those hereditary disorder‚ the clinical‚ hematologic‚ and pathologic features of which are related to the presence of HbgS. Also know as SS and homozygous sickle cell disease. The most common form of SCD are: Sickle Cell Anemia
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pertaining to the disruption and maintenance of homeostasis will be answered. A disease is a disorder of structure of function in a human‚ animal‚ or plant. The disruption of homeostasis by a disease is due to to diseases physical affect on a person. Some can cause the sniffles and and a cough‚ while others could he much more serious consequences. No matter the severity‚ any and all diseases disrupt homeostasis. Cancer‚ Sickle Cell‚ and Diabetes al disrupt homeostasis in their own unique way. Cancer poisons
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out of a person’s hands and have to live with a blood disorder for a life time. It is essential to know the causes of hereditary disease and know how to treat them. It is also important to know what can be done to “cure” other blood disorders and what preventive measures need to be taken in order to stop history from repeating itself. Iron deficiency anemia‚ sickle cell anemia‚ and purpura simplex are just a few blood disorders that people suffer from that are either inherited or can be prevented
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avoiding malaria‚ this mutation can also lead to sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell specialist Dr. Ronald Nagel stresses the genetic variety necessary for the existence of a species. A gene known as HbS was the center of a medical detective story that began in the middle 1940s in Africa. Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia‚ a serious inherited blood disease‚ were more likely to survive malaria. What was confusing was why sickle cell anemia was so dominant in some African populations
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very different. Amy has iron deficiency anemia whereas‚ Marcus has sickle cell trait-anemia and Richard is dealing with Thrombocytopenia. Amy‚ Marcus and Richard have all been diagnosed with a blood disorder where treatments are available. There is information provided for each disorders cause‚ the criteria for diagnosis‚ the treatment and how it can be prevented. When the body lacks adequate amounts of iron in the red blood cells’ hemoglobin you will find iron deficiency anemia. Hemoglobin is made
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August 10). Haemoglobin - a molecular lung: 1. Retrieved from http://www3.ul.ie/~childsp/CinA/ Issue64/TOC36_Haemoglobin.htm Flegler‚ S. (Photographer). (2012). Normal red blood cell and a sickle cell. [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http:// www.sciencephoto.com/media/116161/enlarge Hematology and blood disorders - sickle cell disease. (n.d.). Retrieved August 21‚ 2012 from http:// www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/hematology_and_blood_disorders/sickle_cell_disease_85‚P00101/ Hemoglobin. (2012
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in a high numbers of fields in this job ‚ sorting from very challenging to more of an easy type of career such as environmental sciences or as high as the “Law” in genetics! One very more on the famous side to the study of genetics is the study of diseases that commonly affect valuable crops. Some genetictist conduct research so perfectly well done that for scientific gain to add to the body of knowledge that scientists have grown on the topic of genetics! Gregor Mendel‚ a priest and scientist in
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