Sickle Cell Disease CRASH COURSE + Practice Quizzes

Understand the inherited nature of sickle cell disease, the 25% risk if both parents carry the trait, key symptoms and crises, infection risks, and the role of regular checkups.

Learn about sickle cell disease, its signs and symptoms, and how rigid, sickle-shaped red blood cells cause vessel blockages leading to anemia, infections, and strokes in children in Sierra Leone.

Explore sickle cell disease diagnosis through blood tests that detect hemoglobin S, use electrophoresis to separate hemoglobins, and genetic testing including full gene sequencing for definitive diagnosis and point-of-care options.

Identify age-based sickle cell disease treatments, including penicillin prophylaxis for infants and children, hydration and B vitamin support to reduce pain and complications, and cautious hydroxyurea use for severe cases.

Explore causes, symptoms, and treatments of sickle cell disease while learning how advocacy and education support affected individuals and families and drive a low-cost point-of-care diagnostic device in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone fieldwork delivers a fun component of the sickle cell disease crash course, with practice quizzes.

Our venture presents the sickle cell disease crash course and practice quizzes to reinforce learning.

Our lateral flow test strip provides an affordable sickle cell screening solution, enabling early detection and reducing child mortality in Sierra Leone and other low-to-middle-income countries.

Anjali Shah introduces a low-cost point-of-care lateral flow screening device for sickle cell disease, designed for newborns to adults and implementation in Sierra Leone, with fieldwork and clinical validation.

Explore the e junction lateral flow immunoassay for widespread sickle cell screening, detailing a two-step device with a nitrocellulose strip and test lines for normal and sickle hemoglobin.

Explore how medicine has a global impact across cultures, where treatment may vary by culture, yet the goal of treating a person remains the same.