Sickle cell crisis (HgbSS) is a debilitating disorder characterized by blood cells changing into a sickle shape as a result of stressful conditions such as exhaustion, hypoxia, severe infection, or even cold temperatures. "The term sickle cell disease (SCD) is used in a generic sense to refer to all the clinically severe sickling syndromes" (Desai,Dhanani, 2002). This paper is going to describe the theoretical origin of sickle cell, the genetic components, pathophysiology of the sickle cell crisis, risk factors and demographics as well as procedures, treatments and the Psycho-Social aspect of the disease.
Sickle cell crisis occurs in people who have what is known as the Hemoglobin S gene (HbS), or more commonly the sickle cell trait. The theory is that the sickle cell trait is a characteristic that has developed to protect people from......

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Title: Sickle Cell Anemia
Approximate Word Count: 3076
Approximate Pages: 13 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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