Sickle Cell

Which is NOT a symptom of sickle cell disease?

• shortness of breath
• pain and tissue damage
• increased infections
• enlarged blood vessels

Sickle cell symptoms usually begin

• Early childhood

• 20s/30s

• 40s/50s

• 60s/70s

• Puberty

A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume.

• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Anemia
• Hemophilia

A condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells.

• Anemia

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Sickle Cell Trait

• Episodes of Pain

• Red Blood Cells

The sickle-shaped cells can also stick to vessel walls, causing a blockage that slows or stops the flow of blood. When this happens, oxygen can't reach nearby tissues. The lack of oxygen can cause ______.

• Anemia

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Sickle Cell Trait

• Episodes of Pain

• Red Blood Cells

Hemoglobin is a protein in ________ that carries oxygen throughout the body.

• Anemia

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Sickle Cell Trait

• Episodes of Pain

• Red Blood Cells

If you have SCD, there is a problem with your ______. It is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body.

• Anemia

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Sickle Cell Trait

• Episodes of Pain

• Hemoglobin

With SCD, the hemoglobin forms into _____ rods within the red blood cells. This changes the shape of the red blood cells to ___________.

• stiff; crescent-shaped

• stiff; disk-shaped

• flexible; crescent-shaped

• flexible; disk-shaped

The sickle-shaped cells can also ______ vessel walls, causing a blockage that slows or stops the flow of blood. When this happens, _____ can't reach nearby tissues.

• stick to, oxygen

• scrape, oxygen

• burst through, carbon dioxide

• scrape, carbon dioxide

• stick to, carbon oxygen

The lack of _____ can cause attacks of sudden, severe pain, called pain crises.

• circulation

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• red blood cells

• blood