Sickle Cell Disease—Pathophysiology and Treatment

• Published in: Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 346 - 376
• Main Authors: Redding-Lallinger, Rupa, Knoll, Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - administration & dosage; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - therapeutic use; Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications; Anemia, Sickle Cell - diagnosis; Anemia, Sickle Cell - drug therapy; Anemia, Sickle Cell - epidemiology; Anemia, Sickle Cell - genetics; Anemia, Sickle Cell - physiopathology; Anemia, Sickle Cell - therapy; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Antisickling Agents - administration & dosage; Antisickling Agents - therapeutic use; Blood Transfusion; Child; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Genotype; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Hospitalization; Humans; Hydroxyurea - administration & dosage; Hydroxyurea - therapeutic use; Ibuprofen - administration & dosage; Ibuprofen - therapeutic use; Immunization; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Morphine - administration & dosage; Morphine - therapeutic use; Pain - diagnosis; Pain - drug therapy; Pain - etiology; Pain Measurement; Penicillins - administration & dosage; Penicillins - therapeutic use; Risk Factors; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - prevention & control; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome