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Health Encyclopedia: Sickle Cell Disease Complications

Complications

There is still no cure for sickle cell disease other than experimental transplantation procedures, but treatments for complications of sickle cell have prolonged the lives of many patients who are now living into adulthood.

Pain and Acute Sickle Cell Crisis

The hallmark of sickle cell disease is the sickle cell crisis (also sometimes known as a vaso-occlusive crisis), which is an episode of pain. It is the most common reason for hospitalization in sickle cell disease. The pattern may ...

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Expert & Community Posts

TNF-alpha inhibitors may prevent kidney cysts

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...hope to people with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ADPKD is a... Read more »

Understanding Renal Hypertension: A Detailed Overview

By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...the issue has targeted both of the arteries to the kidneys. Symptoms and Causes When the... Read more »

Treating Kidney Disease

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

When we have healthy kidneys, little or no protein appears in the urine. But protein in the urine... Read more »

The Causes of High Blood Pressure

By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...brain and other vital organs. For example, if the kidneys sense a decrease in blood flow they... Read more »

Metformin and the risk of lactic acidosis

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...there's an increased risk of renal insufficiency (kidneys not working well) and/or an increased... Read more »

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Health Guide

Tests for Enalrged Prosate

...The doctor will usually press on and manipulate (palpate) the abdomen and sides to detect signs of kidney or bladder abnormalities. The doctor will also check for signs of anemia or swelling in... Read more »

Anemia: References

...Eckardt KU, Macdougall IC, Tsakiris D, et al. Normalization of hemoglobin level in patients with chronic kidney disease and anemia. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 16;355(20):2071-84.Hillmen P, Young NS,... Read more »

Anemia: Highlights

...darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp). They are used to treat severe anemia caused by other diseases, such as chronic kidney disease.Two 2006 studies in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that... Read more »

Kidney Stones: Risk Factors

...might indicate the presence of the stone.Medical HistoryThe patient's age is a significant factor. Kidney stones that occur in children and young patients are more apt to result from inherited... Read more »

Gout: Risk Factors

...Greater-than-normal amounts of uric acid in the urine also mean that the patient is more likely to develop uric acid kidney stones.Typically, a 24-hour urine test is performed. The patient... Read more »

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