Sickle Cell Anemia- Imani

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SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

IMANI D. STEWART

ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY

COLLEGE


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Sickle cell anemia is the most common form of sickle cell disease. Sicklecell disease is a disease where the body makes blood cells that are sickle

shaped. When the blood cells are sickle shaped it means the blood cells areshaped like

a crescent, or half moon. Sickle cell anemia is a form of anemia. Sickle cellanemia is one type of anemia. Anemia is a condition when people have donot have the correct amount of red blood cells; the cells that they have are

lower. Red blood cells are made in the marrow inside the larger bones of the body. Bone marrow is the reason new blood cells are constantly replacing

the old ones. During sickle cell anemia, the bone marrow cant make newred blood cells fast enough to replace the dying ones. Sickle cell anemia isinherited; children inherit two genes for sickle and they get one from each

parent.

WHAT IS SICKLE CELL

ANEMIA?


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- -present at birth but wont show until

four months- most signs are related

to anemia and pain

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS


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-fatigue-dizziness-headaches

-cold hands &feet

-skin is palerthan usual

ANEMIA SIGNS


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-inherited-inherits two

sickle cellhemoglobin genes, one from each parent

-genetic abnormality in the gene forhemoglobin = sickle cell hemoglobin

CAUSES


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People are diagnosed with the disease

from a blood test. the blood test willhelp the doctors see what type ofhemoglobin is present in the blood .

DIAGNOSIS


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If a blood sample showsthat a pregnant mother carries sickle

cell gene, then a blood sample is alsooffered to the child's father. If there

is a chance the child will inherit SCD, the

mother will be offered a prenataltest to decide if the baby actually has SCD.

TESTING


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- healthy lifestyle-ongoing care

-prenatal counseling if baby is diagnosed-clinical trials

BENEFICIAL SERVICES


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1. WISCH ( Working to Improve Sickle Cell Healthcare) -improves the quality of care for individuals with sickle cell

disease during their lifetime. Two of these projects being, TheSickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Program and the Sickle

Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program.2. Improving Sickle Cell Transitions of Care through Health

Information & Technology - this project focuses on if and howa technology tool can improve the health of individuals with

sickle cell disease during care transitions.

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES


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1. Technical Training - increases the productivity of sickle celldisease professionals that work to assist their organizations in

achieving long-term goals.

2. Kermit B. Nash Academic Scholarship- sickle celled individualscan receive this scholarship as long as they meet the requirements;

promotes said individuals educational goals.

3. Maintenance of Scholarship Status in College - students mustmaintain a 2.5 GPA each semester to have their award disbursed.

Official college transcripts are required.

PROGRAMS & EDUCATION


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On October 10, 2013, a research team from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

discovered a new genetic target for sickle cell therapy. Thetarget controls a molecular switch in red blood cells, which then

regulates the hemoglobin production.

CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH


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SCDAA231 East Baltimore Street

Suite 800

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Office 410.528.1555Fax 410.528.1495

Toll Free 800.421.8453

[email protected]

FAMILY RESOURCES


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(2011) Data & Statistics. Center for Disease

Control & Prevention. Retrieved From

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/data.html

(2012) What is Sickle Cell Anemia ? .

National , Heart, Lung, and Blood.Retrieved From

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

(2014) Pain Management : Sickle Cell

Disease. WebMD. Retrieved From

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/pain-management-sicklecell- disease

(2014) Programs & Education. SCDAA.

Retrieved from

http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/index.cfm?page=programs-education

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