Priscila Cordoba & Jesus Diaz

Normal
- Contain Hemoglobin.
- Round and Flexible.

Sickle Cell
- Crescent Shape.
- Break Apart Easily

Anemia
- Clump Together and Stick
To The Walls of Blood Vessels,
Blocking Blood Flow.
Live 10-20 Days Instead of 120.

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/pain-management-sickle-cell-disease
Severe Pain
- Chest
- Joints / Bones
Bloody Urine
Difficulty Breathing
Fatigue
Severe Infections
Poor Eyesight

http://www.connectedkansaskids.com/diagnoses/sickle_cell.html
Genetic Abnormality In Hemoglobin Gene.

Oxygen Is Released From Sickle Hemoglobin

Sticks Together and Forms Long Rods

Damage and Change Shape of Red Blood Cell.
http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/pain-management-sickle-cell-disease
Affects Nearly 80,000 People In The United States.

Most Common :
- African Decent ( 1 Person / Every 500 Affected )
( 1 Person / In 12 Have Trait )
- Spanish
- Greeks

More Common In Places With Outbreaks of Malaria.

Gene Is Most Likely To Be Passed Down.



http://www.connectedkansaskids.com/diagnoses/sickle_cell.html
Blood Transfusions
Pain Medications
Bone Marrow Transplant
- High Dose of Chemotherapy

- Radiation

- Bone Marrow From Donor Is Given Through An IV.

- Bone Marrow Cells Repopulate


http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/sicklecell/sicklecelltreatments.cfm
http://www.livestrong.com/article/128264-systems-body-affected-sickle-cell/
Sickle Cells Become Trapped In Chest
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Blocks Flow of Blood and Oxygen To Lungs.

Causes Pneumonia / Leads To Permanent Damage To Lungs

Prevents Oxygen To Flow To The Rest of Body.
Slows Growth
Slows Development and Decreases Metabolism and Energy Levels.


http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca/livingwith.html
Maintain a Healthy Diet.
Exercising Regularly, But Not To Exhaustion.
Get Enough Rest & Sleep.
Blood Transfusions