A test that uses sound waves (ultrasound) to look at the moving parts of the heart and see how they are working.
A rare condition with seizures or coma in a pregnant woman with preeclampsia.
The ability to produce children.
The most common hemoglobin in a baby. It is replaced by adult hemoglobin as you grow up. It is replaced with sickle hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease.
An unborn baby.
When medicine is given to create a state of unconsciousness (not awake) so that no pain is felt during a medical procedure or surgery.
An expert in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood, like sickle cell disease.
When a machine is used to remove fluid and waste products from the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally.
A protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to other parts of your body.
The abnormal hemoglobin that causes the red blood cell to become sickle shaped.
A special test of a person’s white blood cells that confirms a match for transplant.
A medicine used to treat sickle cell disease and lessen the rate of complications by increasing the amount of fetal hemoglobin in red blood cells.
A device that helps expand your lungs and fill them with air. It helps prevent lung problems after surgery or when you are less likely to deep breaths on your own.
A method of removing certain metals, like iron, from your blood.
Yellowing of the eyes and skin, caused by the breakdown of red blood cells.
