Management of Sickle Cell Pain by Wally R. Smith, Thokozeni L... - 9780197630839

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Management of Sickle Cell PainAuthor(s): Wally R. Smith, Thokozeni Lipato\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780197630839, 978-0197630839\nSynopsis\nSickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, named for the C-shaped sickle appearance of a patients red blood cells. SCD affects millions of people throughout the world and is particularly common among those whose ancestors came from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spanish-speaking regions in the Western Hemisphere, Saudi Arabia, India, and Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy. Approximately 100,000 people in the US suffer from SCD, where SCD appears in one of 365 African-American births. When the sickle-shaped cells travel through small blood vessels, they get stuck and clog the blood flow, causing pain which can be a first indicator of other serious problems such as infection, acute chest syndrome, and stroke. \n\nM.