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Sickle Cell Disease - Allison King, MD, MPH and John DiPersio, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Copyright of the American Society of Hematology, 2006. ISSN: 1931-6860.


I. HistoryII. Physical ExamIII. Laboratory DataIV. Differential Diagnosis
V. PathophysiologyVI. Prognosis/Clinical CourseVII. Teaching PointsVIII. Bibliography

III. LABORATORY DATA

 

Patient Value

Normal Value

WBC

15

5-15.5 k/mm3

HGB

6.3

11.5-13.5 g/dL

HCT

18

34-40%

PLT

560

140-440 k/mm3

MCV

89.0

75-87 fl

Retic

14%

0.5-1.5%

What other labs would you request?

Amylase and Lipase
Blood cultures
Comprehensive Metabolic Profile
Blood Type and screen for antibodies
Haptoglobin

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