single point mutation in chromosome eleven in the human genome causes a birth defect called Sickle Cell Anemia. While this disease can greatly affect the sufferer, there are many ways to treat it and improve quality of life. 90,000 to 100,000 Americans suffer from Sickle-cell Anemia, or Sickle-cell Disease. It is an evolutionary trait developed to protect people from malaria, and people with the disease cannot contract malaria. It is more common in places like Sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia,
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic chronic illness that interrupts individual’s life due to frequent painful crises and hospitalizations. SCD is recognized as a health concern worldwide. It affects 90,000 to 100,000 Americans in the United States (CDC, 2011). Optimizing the quality of life QOL is an essential goal in palliative care (PC). PC aims to provide and maintain the highest possible QOL for patients and their families by providing supportive care, pain management and symptoms
with sickle cell disease experience true pain or are they simply dependent on pain medications? Thesis Statement: In order to comprehend teenagers’ pain levels, we must understand the sickle cell disease itself. By recognizing the signs, symptoms, and pain management of sickle cell disease patients, education on pain management can be improved in regards to patients, their families, and health caregivers. I Learn the Sickle Cell Disease and identify the cause. A. Sickle Cell Disease is a
with sickle cell anemia, what should you take into consideration regarding your treatment plan? Are there any contraindications or precautions you should follow? a. When working with a patient with sickle cell anemia a therapist must take into consideration the different cardiopulmonary factors presented in these patients. Those with pulmonary vascular disease have low peak VO, low anaerobic threshold, gas exchange abnormalities and high ventilator reserve. 1 Peripheral vascular disease will also
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder that is characterized by abnormal hemoglobin formations, the oxygen carrying component to the body, within the red blood cells.1,2 Sickled red blood cells adhere to blood vessels and can cause occlusion, causing pain crises and result in acute and chronic tissue injury.1,2 Therefore, when making a treatment plan for a patient with sickle cell anemia one must take into consideration the patient’s hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. Patients with sickle cell
Have you ever wondered how unfortunate things have turned out for you, or how you have never won any lottery you participated in. I recently read of a bread seller whose life turned into a tale of success overnight. Your conclusion to these mysteries might be that “I am an unfortunate person and she was simply fortunate to be there.” My assertion, however is that we always have a bit of luck with us, but not all of us see opportunities when they come knocking. It is also possible that your time
impact in the medical field as it allows doctors to see cells and other specimen up close, which helps a doctor to determine whether a sample is healthy or not. Without the microscope, our understanding of the world would be very limited. The microscope can be used to detect abnormal cells and to check the presence of different types of cells. For example in sickle cell disease, the red blood cells have an abnormal shape, they are shaped like a sickle. This can easily be seen under a microscope (ehow)
Marlo Jenner once stated, “That is the difference between St. Jude's and all other children's hospitals. The other hospitals are not bad at all; they're good hospitals, but they're just working with what they know, and St. Jude's is working with what nobody else knows, because they're doing research.” Although St. Jude looks like every other hospital from the outside, the patients, families, and doctors allow the interior of St. Jude to stand out amongst all other hospitals around the world. Last
over hundreds of thousands of years. One response to this question is simply that some diseases posses the ability to protect our bodies from more harmful viruses. For example, according to Paul Ewald, studies suggest that the sickle-cell anemia gene is able to protect the human body from microorganisms that cause malaria. In this scenario, Darwinian medicine is able to answer the question 'Why is sickle-cell much more common in places such as Africa?' with the reasoning that malaria thrives in those
human genes over the years have been manipulated to change that of even eye color and recently that of attempting to create “designer babies”. Genetic engineering or Gene therapy should only be used for the treatment of serious or infectious diseases, as well as cell regeneration. Genetic engineering on a whole is a very delicate and sensitive topic. Yet man has been able to manipulate it so much they can achieve wonders on a molecular scale. This has often been achieved by using recombinant DNA “rDNA”