The major features of sickle cell disease in most patients are life-long anemia and the recurrent vaso-occlusion. The pathophysiology of sickle cell disease and hemoglobinopathies, along with the diagnosis and assessment of the risk/benefit ration for particular treatments are discussed.
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1. Vaso-Occlusion (Frenette) 2. Erythrocyte Rheology (Fisher) 3. Immunology (Bjornson) 4. Stroke (Powars) 5. Acute Chest Syndrome (Johnson) 6. Chronic Lung Disease (Gladwin) 7. Renal (Guasch) 8. Pain and Its Management (Benjamin) 9. Gallbladder and Liver (Johnson) 10. Bone Disease (Vichinsky) 11. Leg Ulcer (Mohan) 12. Priapism (Rogers) 13. Eye (Lutty) 14. Pregnancy (Hassell) 15. New Therapies (Lubin) 16. Transfusion Management (Rosse) 17. Surgery (Davies) 18. Hemoglobinopathy Diagnosis (Okpala)
