The Accuracy of Hospital ICD-9-CM Codes for Determining Sickle Cell Disease Genotype [PDF]
, 2017 Sickle cell disease affects more than 100,000 individuals in the United States, among whom disease severity varies considerably. One factor that influences disease severity is the sickle cell disease genotype.
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Safety and efficacy of blood exchange transfusion for priapism complicating sickle cell disease. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Priapism is unwanted painful penile erection that affects about 36% of boys and men with sickle cell disease (SCD) most of whom have sickle cell anemia. Clinically, priapism could be stuttering, minor, or major.
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Novel use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region with Malaria (NOHARM): a trial for children with sickle cell anemia [PDF]
, 2017 Hydroxyurea treatment is recommended for children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) living in high-resource malaria-free regions, but its safety and efficacy in malaria-endemic sub-Saharan Africa, where the greatest sickle-cell burden exists, remain unknown.
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Coexisting Cardiac and Hematologic Disorders. [PDF]
, 2016 Patients with concomitant cardiac and hematologic disorders presenting for noncardiac surgery are challenging. Anemic patients with cardiac disease should be approached in a methodical fashion.
Goldhammer, Jordan E., Kohl, Benjamin A.
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Análise do polimorfismo TA6/TA7 na região promotora do gene UGT1A1, em pacientes com anemia e traço falciforme de dois hospitais da cidade de Porto Alegre – RS [PDF]
, 2011 A doença de células falciformes é uma anemia hemolítica crônica de caráter autossômico recessivo, causada por uma mutação pontual no cromossomo 11. Esta mutação provoca a substituição de um ácido glutâmico por uma valina na posição seis da cadeia da ...
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Invasive bacterial infections in Gambians with sickle cell anaemia in an era of widespread Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination [PDF]
, 2016 Background: There is relatively little data on the aetiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
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Executive performance on the preschool executive task assessment in children with sickle cell anemia and matched controls [PDF]
, 2019 Executive deficits are commonly reported in children with sickle cell anemia. Earlier identification of executive deficits would give more scope for intervention, but this cognitive domain has not been routinely investigated due to a lack of age ...
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Saudi SCD patients’ symptoms and quality of life relative to the number of ED visits [PDF]
, 2016 Background Individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) have significantly increased emergency department (ED) use compared to the general population. In Saudi Arabia, health care is free for all individuals and therefore has no bearing on increased
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Interview with Joe Chambers [PDF]
, 1984 In his August 1984 interview with Michael Cooke, Joe Chambers described his work with sickle anemia patients and prevention. Chambers covered the topics of sickle cell anemia, DHEC, family planning, public health, genetic counseling, and community health
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Nutritional status of young children with inherited blood disorders in western Kenya. [PDF]
, 2014 To determine the association between a range of inherited blood disorders and indicators of poor nutrition, we analyzed data from a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 882 children 6–35 months of age in western Kenya.
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