The organ responsible for clearing defective red blood cells. It is commonly affected in people with sickle cell disease.
What is the spleen?
100
Two of the basic food groups.
Dairy, protein (meat and beans), vegetables, fruits, cereals,
100
The number of people in the United States with sickle cell disease.
a. 90,000-100,000
b. 200,000-250,000
c. 60,000-70,000
What is 90,000-100,000 people?
100
Everyone is now tested for sickle cell disease at birth in the United States.
True
100
A loss of blood supply to bones or joints can result in this.
What is a pain crisis?
200
Symptoms can include shortness of breath, fever, coughing, and chest pain. It is often caused by an infection and treated with antibiotics.
What is Acute Chest Syndrome?
200
Harassing/teasing someone because of how they look is called ______________.
Bullying
200
This country has the highest reported prevalence of sickle cell disease on the African continent:
a. Ghana
b. Congo
c. Kenya
d. Nigeria
What is d, Nigeria?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: If both parents do not have sickle cell disease, none of their kids will have the disease. (True or false)
False
200
This is a potentially embarrassing nighttime problem that is caused by damage to the kidneys.
What is bed-wetting? While a normally functioning kidney will reduce urine production during sleep, damage to the kidneys because of sickling can cause an inability to concentrate urine. This means that people with sickle cell disease often need to get up during the night to use the bathroom.
300
This test can help predict the likelihood of a stroke. They are often given yearly to young people with sickle cell disease.
What is a Transcranial Doppler ultrasound?
300
The plan made between families, schools and social workers to make sure you have all your schoolwork when you are absent.
504 plan (or IEP plan)
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Sickle cell disease is most common in countries that also have a lot of this infectious disease.
What is Malaria?
300
If one parent has sickle cell disease and the other parent does not have the trait or disease, all of their kids will have sickle cell disease. (True or False)
False
300
Two reasons why airline travel could cause a pain crisis.
What is:
- High altitude / low oxygen
- Dehydration / low humidity
- Stress
- Temperature
400
A high level of bilirubin in your system can cause ______.
What are gallstones? (alternate answer: yellow eyes)
400
Disease that Miles Davis had.
Sickle cell disease
400
A country where you might find sickle cell patients who speak Hindi.
What is India?
400
The genotypes of the parents of these three children:
1 child has sickle cell disease.
1 child has sickle cell trait.
1 child has neither the disease or trait.
What is AS and AS? (sickle trait and sickle trait)
400
For a majority of sickle cell patients, this is the age when daily doses of penicillin can be stopped.
What is 5 years old?
500
Name 3 complications that transfusions are used to prevent.
What is:
-Stroke
-Pulmonary hypertension
-Chronic lung disease
-Pain crises
-Heart failure
-Kidney failure
-Acute chest syndrome
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: In 1995, this drug was introduced that was proven to prevent complications of sickle cell disease.
What is Hydroxyurea?
500
A country where you could hear sickle cell disease called ahututuo (from the Twi tribe), chwecheechwe (from the Ga tribe), nuidudui (from the Ewe tribe), or nwiiwii (from the Fante tribe).
What is Ghana?
500
If both parents have sickle cell disease, all of their children will have sickle cell disease. (True or False)
True
500
Meat, shellfish, greens, and beans all contain high levels of this nutrient.