Open AccessManaging patients with sickle cell disease in primary care
Author(s) -
Robert J Hehre
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of physician assistants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 0893-7400
DOI - 10.1097/01.jaa.0000697232.25913.b1
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , intensive care medicine , primary care , sickle cell anemia , disease management , anemia , blood management , pediatrics , blood transfusion , family medicine , parkinson's disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of disorders affecting the hemoglobin in erythrocytes. SCD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and occurs most commonly among people of African ancestry. In 2014, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute updated its guidelines for the management of SCD. These guidelines were implemented to provide evidence-based recommendations to assist primary care clinicians in the proper management of patients with SCD. This article reviews the current practice guidelines for SCD, with attention to health maintenance and hydroxyurea.