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Sickle Cell Anemia
Alternate Names : Anemia - Sickle Cell, Hemoglobin SS Disease (Hb SS), Sickle Cell Disease
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Sickle Cell Anemia Diagnosis & Tests
Common signs include:
- paleness
- yellow eyes/skin
- growth retardation
Tests commonly performed to diagnose and monitor patients with sickle cell anemia include:
Patients with sickle cell may have abnormal results on certain tests, as follows:
- peripheral smear displaying sickle cells
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urinary casts or blood in the urine
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Hemoglobin; serum decreased
- elevated bilirubin
- high white blood cell count
- elevated serum potassium
- elevated serum creatinine
- blood oxygen saturation may be decreased
- CT scan or MRI can display strokes in certain circumstances
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• Definition
• Sickle Cell Anemia Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Sickle Cell Anemia Symptoms & Signs
• Sickle Cell Anemia Prevention
• Sickle Cell Anemia Diagnosis & Tests
• Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
• Sickle Cell Anemia Prognosis
• Sickle Cell Anemia Complications
• Sickle Cell Anemia Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Dehydration
Tests & Exams
• Bilirubin
• CBC
• Hemoglobin
• Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
• Serum Hemoglobin
• Sickle Cell Test
• Urinary Casts
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Acute
• Bone Pain or Tenderness
• Breathing Difficulty
• Central Nervous System
• Chest Pain
• Chronic
• Delayed Growth
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Folic Acid (Folate)
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Joint Pain
• Long Bones
• Pain Medications
• Penis Pain
• Pulse - Bounding
• Sickle Cell Anemia - Resources
• Thirst - Excessive
• Ulcers
• Urination - Excessive Volume
• Urine - Bloody
Review Date : 10/28/2003
Reviewed By : Ezra E. W. Cohen, M.D., Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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