Sickle Cell Anemia
What is it?
Signs & Symptoms for Referral:
- Inherited autosomal recessive disease that result from a defect in the gene that produces hemoglobin which results in irregular shaped erythrocytes
Signs & Symptoms for Referral:
- Recurrent pain episodes (chest, back, sternum, abdomen)
- Increase risk for infection
- Acute anemia
- Ischemic organ damage