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sickle cell lab tests - just me


Posted: May 17, 2012

I am not that familiar with lab tests for sickle cell disease.  Is it normal for the doctor in the CBC to state how many sickle cells are seen?   thanks.

CBC would be used to test for anemia - gf

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patient has known sickle cell disease and anemia - me

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and it sounds like the doctor after saying the typical CBC stuff (RBCs, WBCs, some polynucleated cells in peripheral blood) seems to say there are _____ sickle cells noted. I have not seen that information included in the CBC before so that was my question.

sm - gf

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Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which your body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. I would say it is possible that this could be what the physician is saying.
yah i know - me
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what sickle cell disease is... I think also it makes sense. believe it or not that was not meant to be a stupid newbie question, I am anything but, but still after 15 years I still encounter new things every day.


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