Sickle Cell Anemia and Family Growth
Document Type
Video
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Department
School of Nursing
Abstract
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. The blood cells become shaped like a crescent (sickle) and it is difficult for the cells to fit through small blood vessels. This then creates an issue with proper blood flow to all parts of the body and will eventually cause damage. This blood disorder is a recessive disorder, meaning if both parents carries genes for it, the child would only have a 50% of having the disorder. The movie Strain shows an affected family with a child who has the disorder. It shows how this disorder affects the family as much as it does the child.
Recommended Citation
Kamara, Kadiatu; Mauss, Anna; Milos, Taylor; and Raustadt, Renae, "Sickle Cell Anemia and Family Growth" (2022). Pre-Licensure Nursing Student Posters. 17.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/nurs-posters/17
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