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Sickle Cell Anemia
Alternate Names : Anemia - Sickle Cell, Hemoglobin SS Disease (Hb SS), Sickle Cell Disease
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Red Blood Cells, Multiple Sickle Cells
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- Heartburn
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| • | Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma - Nov 21, 2008, 12:00
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Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin (the red pigment inside red blood cells) is produced. The abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to assume a sickle shape, like the ones seen in this photomicrograph.
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- Blood Cells
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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
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