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Sickle cell

By: Journee, Nayeli, and Odalis

Sickle cell is a red blood disorder that can cause red blood cell to change form and cause lots of pain

Unfortunately this disorder can not be cured but can be stabled with the right treatments

In 1973 the average lifespan of a person with sickle cell was only 14 yearsSickled red blood cell can block the blood flow in blood vesselsThis can effect about 1 in 500 Africans and about 1 in 1000 to 1400 Hispanics AmericansOdalis

What is Sickle cell?

Sickle cell disease is caused by a genetic abnormality in the gene for hemoglobin.

When oxygen is released from sickle hemoglobin, it sticks together and forms long rods, which damages the red blood cell, and the sickle cell red blood cells causes the symptoms of sickle cell disease.

The gene is passed from generation to generation in a pattern.A 50%chance of having a child who also is a carrier.A25% chance of having a child with sickle cell anemia.Nayeli

What causes sickle cell?

Painful swelling of hands and feet called dactylisSkin color is yellowish known as jaundice

Whitening of eyes known as icteris

Fussiness from anemiaPain in lower back, chest, legs, arms, and abdomenIllness, stress, and temperature changesJournee

Symptoms of sickle cell

How the disorder is determine is by taking a blood test and it is better to take it as a newborn for better knowing

A blood test sample is drawn from the vein in your arm and for newborns its drawn from the heel or in the finger of them

The reason its better to do it as a infant because its easier to diagnoseNayeli How do you know?

Cassandra Dobson – “Doctors are easily bored while treating people with sickle cell, because most of the time what they focus on is pain management only’’ Age:50

Shanoah Moore- “ I'm still a regular kid, and I still go to school”, she says.” I know when I'm getting sick because my head starts to get warm, and my mom knows when because my eyes kind of turn yellow. It feels like someone is squeezing my legs. Sometimes it’s a very, very painful.” Age:8

Journee

Life with sickle cell

This disorder cant be cured but can be treatedThey will use A

ntibiotics

, Pain-Relieving Medication, and Hydroxyurea to help with the disorder Procedures: Exchange transfusion, Blood transfusion, Patient-Controlled analgesiaPeople that will help: Hematologist-Focuses on diagnosing and treating blood disordersCardiologist-

Specializes in heart

disorders

Odalis

Treatments

One place that reaches research sickle cells is Howard university hospital its been researching since 2000

Another place is national heart, lung and blood institute they have been researching this since 1972

Saint Jude's children hospital has been researching sickle cell since it opened in 1962Nayeli facility's that researched

When they have sickle cell it looks like a crescent moon

A original red blood cell looks round and healthy

J JourneeWhat sickle cell looks like

Summary

The disorder we are researching is “sickle cell”. This disorder effects the red blood cells, which causes the red blood cells to change.

Sickle cell disease is caused by a genetic abnormality in the gene for hemoglobin. Sickle cell can’t be cured. People will know if they have Sickle cell if they show any of there symptoms. How the disorder is determine is by taking a blood test and it is better to take it as a newborn for better

knowing. They may use

Antibiotics, Pain-Relieving

Medication, etc., to help the pain. There are some places that do research sickle cell. Sickle cell something that can’t be cured but sickle cell can be researched to better understand it.

Odalis

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca

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www.webmd.com/pain-management/pain-management-sickle-cell-diseasehttp://www.sicklecelldisease.org/index.cfm?page=about-scdhttp://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia/basics/definition/con-20019348

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