Haematology 5

Question 1

Describe the ways of managing sickle cell disease(5)

Question 2

Explain and illustrate the difference between sickle cell disease and sickle cell anaemia(2)

Question 3

List the Laboratory Features of Sickle Cell(1)

Question 4

Describe and explain the consequences of tissue infarction as a result of sickle cell disease.(10)

Question 5

Describe how the diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia can be carried out(2)

Question 6

List all the facts you can about the population genetics of sickle cell disease(1)

Question 7

Give the details of what b^s is (2)

Question 8

Give the details of the difference in life span between a normal red blood cell and a sickle cell , and explain the consequences of such differences.(5)

Question 9

Explain how the b^s mutation affects the red blood cell(5)

Question 10

Describe the clinical features of the sickle cell trait(1)

Question 11

Describe the early clinical presentation of sickle cell disease(2)