Anemia Basics
Whats is the most common symptom of all types of anemia?
What is Fatigue?
What is Vaso-occlusive crisis?
Painful period resulting from ischemia due to vascular occlusion
What organ helps filter old red blood cells
The spleen
How can sickle cell cause a stroke
Blocked blood vessels in the brain
What shape are sickle cells?
Crescent or Sickle Shaped
What is Sickle Cell disease?
Inherited disease- "sickling" of RBC's due to decreased O2 in hemoglobin
What symptom is most common during a crisis?
Severe Pain
Why is spleen damage dangerous
weakened immune response
What happens to hands and feet in sickle cell
Is sickle cell inherited or acquired
Inherited