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Sickle Cell 101
Welcome from your guide to this lesson.1 Quiz -
Knowledge Matters: You Must Be Your Own Health Literate Advocate
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Who Is Affected by Sickle Cell Disease?
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What Causes Sickle Cell Disease?
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What is sickle cell disease?
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What Health Problems Do Sickle Cell Disease Cause?
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How Is Sickle Cell Disease Treated?
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Living with Sickle CellIs There a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease?
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Six Steps to Living Well With Sickle Cell Disease
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Emergency Guide: When to See the Doctor
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Five Tips to Help Prevent Infections
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Coping With Stress
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Fifteen Reasons Why Exercise Is Good
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Tools for Managing your HealthWhy should we live by this toolkit?
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Where Can I Find and Print the Forms for My Self-Care Toolkit?
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How Often Should I Update the Information in My Self-Care Toolkit? Teach me about the App.
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Who Should Know About My Self-Care Toolkit?
Quizzes
How Is Sickle Cell Disease Treated?
Crisis is an acute problem manifested by pain. Treated for crisis is supportive as explained by your guide above.
The goals of treating SCD are to relieve pain and to prevent infections, eye damage, and strokes. There is no single best treatment for all people with SCD. Treatment options are different for each
person depending on the symptoms. Treatments can include receiving blood transfusions, receiving intravenous therapy (fluids given into a vein), and medications to help with pain.
For severe SCD, a medicine called hydroxyurea might be recommended. Research suggests that hydroxyurea can reduce the number of painful episodes and the recurrence of ACS. It also can reduce hospital stays and the need for blood transfusions among adults who have SCD.