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By running some blood-tests if you have symptoms that indicate you have the disease. Some of those symptoms are anemia, jaundice, pain in long bones, abdomen pain etc. One of those test is "sickle solubility test." If it is positive, you have sickle cell anemia, another one is electrophoresis.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIf you are old enough to post here and do not already know you probably do not have it.
It is diagnosed with a blood test called a hemoglobin electrophoresis.
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∙ 13y agoSickle cell anemia is detected by performing a blood test using a method called high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
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∙ 11y agoYou can take a blood test and if you have the infected gene then you are a carrier and if your blood type is positive then you have the disease
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Can Sickle's Cell Anemia cause positive drug tests results?
No, drug test look for specific chemicals.
What diseases is hemoglobin electrophoresis used to diagnose?
The test is used primarily to diagnose diseases involving these abnormal forms of hemoglobin, such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia.
What is sickled cells?
a person who receiver traits from anothr karyotype
Is lupus like sickle cell?
Test
When can you find out if your baby has sickle cell anemia?
As soon as you can get a sample of blood for test. It's normally part of newborn screening in many states. Normally, if positive during screening, there will be confirmatory tests which include sample of blood from the parents as well. This is because sickle cell is a heriditary disease.
How do you know that you have sickle cell?
Your doctor will test you and give you the results.
Is hemoglobin s the same thing as hemoglobin solubility?
Hemoglobin S refers to the hemoglobin that forms in patients with sickle cell anemia. Hemoglobin solubility is a test that can be performed in order to determine if the patient has sickle cell anemia.
How is sickle cell diagnosed?
Sickle cell is diagnosed by a simple blood test called hemoglobin electrophoresis. This analyzes the blood and points out abnormal cells.
Whuch organs are affected by sickle cell?
The organs afected by Sickle Cell Anemia is the heart and lungs...also the blood(blood cells) and bones This disease is very serious. TEst for this disease before thinking about pregnancy because it goes automatically to your child adn ask your doctor ways to treat it- this disease can cause you pain your whole life. It runs in families.
How do you know you have Sickle cell anemia?
When you have been diagnosed with it by a medical doctor by lab testing.
What is a screening test that will be orderd for pregnant African American woman that would not be ordered for caucasian pregnant woman?
Sickle cell disease test.
What is the icd 9 code for screening for sickle-cell disorder?
282.61 is the code for SS disease without crisis, so it is not correct to use as a screening test. V78.2 is the code for sickle cell disease or trait SCREENING.
