Hematology

Blood Disorders

• Alpha Thalassemia Trait
• Aplastic Anemia
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)
• Beta Thalassemia Trait
• Dysfibrinogenemia
• Hemoglobin C Trait
• Hemoglobin D Trait
• Hemoglobin E Trait
• Hemolytic Anemia
• Hemophilia
• Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin
• Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
• Platelet Storage Pool Deficiencies
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Sickle Cell Trait
• Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

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Complications and Side Effects

• Acute Chest Syndrome and Sickle Cell Disease
• Acute Splenic Sequestration
• Anemia and Iron-Deficiency Anemia
• Aplastic Crisis
• Blood Clot Causes and Treatments
• Enuresis (Bedwetting) and Sickle Cell Disease
• Gallstones and Sickle Cell Disease
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Pain Crises and Sickle Cell Disease
• Pica and Sickle Cell Disease
• Priapism and Sickle Cell Disease
• Retinopathy and Sickle Cell Disease
• Sickle Cell Disease and Infections
• Sickle Cell Kidney Disease
• Vitamin D Deficiency and Sickle Cell Disease

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Health and Daily Living

• Talking With Your Child About Sickle Cell Disease

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Medical Care

• Anticoagulants (Blood Thinners) and Vitamin K
• Over-The-Counter Medicines and Bleeding Risk
• Parvovirus Infection
• Treating or Stopping a Bleed When Your Child Has a Bleeding Disorder
• Vaccines and Bleeding Disorders

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Medicines

• Aminocaproic Acid
• Giving Factor at Home Through an IV
• How to Mix Factor VIII (Advate ®) at Home
• Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Disease
• Steroid Medicines and Behavior
• Stimate® / DDAVP Challenge
• WinRho® Treatment for ITP

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Tests and Procedures

• Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test and Sickle Cell Disease 
• Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound (TCD)

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Treatments

• IVIG Treatment for ITP