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504 plan for education (sickle cell) - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child qualifies for an education plan called a Section 504 plan because of sickle cell disease.
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504 plan for education - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child qualifies for an education plan called a Section 504 plan because of sickle cell disease.
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Blood clot facts and treatment - Do You Know Educational Series
A blood clot is blood that becomes a solid instead of a liquid. Clotting is normally a good thing. It protects you from bleeding too much. But sometimes you can get a clot that is bigger than normal and not in the right place. These kinds of clots need to be treated.
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Gallstones and sickle cell disease - Do You Know Educational Series
Gallstones forming in the gallbladder is a common problem for people with sickle cell disease. It is also called cholelithiasis (koh lah li THY ah sis).
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IEP for education (sickle cell) - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child might qualify for an education plan called an Individualized Education Program (IEP). You can get an IEP if sickle cell disease has affected your child’s learning skills, such as thinking, reasoning, and remembering.
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IEP for education - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child might qualify for an education plan called an Individualized Education Program (IEP). You can get an IEP plan if sickle cell disease has had an impact on your child’s cognitive learning skills, such as thinking, reasoning and remembering.
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Medical alert bracelets for bleeding disorders - Do You Know Educational Series
If your child has a bleeding disorder the St. Jude Hematology staff recommends that you obtain a medical alert bracelet that your child can wear at all times. In an emergency, the bracelet will alert urgent care providers to your child's medical condition and increased risk of bleeding.
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Over-the-counter medicines and bleeding risk - Do You Know Educational Series
Medicines that you can buy over-the-counter to treat pain, colds, fever, and headache can place some patients at risk for bleeding.
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Pica and sickle cell disease - Do You Know Educational Series
Pica is an eating disorder that causes a person to crave and eat non-food items that have no nutritional value. It is a common problem in persons with sickle cell disease.
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Retinopathy and sickle cell disease - Do You Know Educational Series
Sickle cells can block the small blood vessels in the eye depriving the eye of oxygen and causing damage. This is called sickle retinopathy (SR).
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Rule out bleeding disorder - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child has been referred to us to “rule out” a bleeding disorder. There are many reasons that a person might need to be tested for a bleeding disorder.
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Sickle cell patients: Who to call? When to phone? - Do You Know Educational Series
Telephone numbers for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital H Clinic (Hematology).
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Stimate Challenge - Do You Know Educational Series
Stimate is a medicine that we can use to help stop bleeding in patients with von Willebrand disease and sometimes for patients with mild or moderate Hemophilia A. Stimate is a nasal spray that contains the drug desmopressin acetate.
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TCD ultrasound and sickle cell disease - Do You Know Educational Series
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound is a test that uses sound waves to see the inside of the body.You will hear St. Jude staff call it a "TCD."