Sickle cell Anemia || SCA || SCD

Mk's Medical review on Sickle cell anaemia
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[@mikelungu1440]

You are the best Doc, thanks very much 💕

[@DrMK7]

You’re most welcome 🙏

[@josephmunyi3634]

Thank you so much. These sessions are of great help. Learning alot from Kenya.

[@DrMK7]

You are very welcome

[@esthertikyaa7709]

Thank you for doing this for us❤

[@DrMK7]

you are welcome

[@oraahsameadanhassan2363]

Thank you doc,,i needed it so much

[@DrMK7]

Most welcome!

[@evansnkwashi8610]

Nice presentation

[@DrMK7]

Thanks a lot

[@euniferhabweza5088]

Doc please do a video on congenital heart defects

[@DrMK7]

noted

[@mercyfaithzulu269]

Just the right time !i have my end of year exams and we are starting with imed tomorrow..Thank you so much Doc🎉

[@DrMK7]

hope it will help all the best with exams

[@user-eb3xl6pg7i]

Hi

[@kauchbwoy2197]

You are the best doc

[@DrMK7]

Thank you

[@tanguchihana2797]

Thank you

[@DrMK7]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@medtalkzambia9843]

Amazing ❤❤

[@DrMK7]

Thanks 😄

[@tinamusabula3970]

Nice explained
Doc u can also do a tutorial on liver failure am finding it difficult to understand this condition

[@DrMK7]

noted

[@kennedysakala1343]

Thank you doc

[@DrMK7]

you’re welcome

[@Enolayebby1]

Thanks Doc.But can we also get a video on neonatal sepsis( causes , diagnosis and management )?

[@DrMK7]

I already did a video on this, I responded to your other comments as well

[@DrMK7]

Here is the video ruclips.net/video/QviyyhPRl-o/видео.htmlsi=j2F8UPg23YEzstZP

[@MixedBag713]

How do you distinguish ACS from PNA on chest x-ray?

[@DrMK7]

Both entities can manifest as pulmonary opacities on chest x-ray, necessitating a comprehensive clinical approach that incorporates history, physical examination, and potentially additional investigations.
Challenges in Chest X-ray Differentiation:
Overlapping Radiographic Features: Both ACS and pneumonia can cause airspace consolidation, appearing as white opacities that obscure underlying lung architecture on chest x-ray.
Limited Specificity: Chest x-ray findings lack the specificity to definitively distinguish between the two conditions.
Suggestive Radiographic Clues (Acknowledging Limitations):
Distribution of Opacities: ACS may favor consolidation in the lower lobes, whereas pneumonia can involve any lobe. However, this is not a definitive distinction, and exceptions occur.
Clinical Context: If a patient with a known history of sickle cell disease presents with new pulmonary opacities and respiratory symptoms, a high index of suspicion for ACS is warranted.
I hope that helps

[@Malumbo]

Practicals are next week kindly do a video on suturing,lumbar puncture and any other procedures that can come 😥😥🙏

[@DrMK7]

we will try, have you watched any of the osce videos and got our “womb to wonder” procedure book ?

[@Malumbo]

@@DrMK7 I have watched a lot of osce videos but it's so unfortunate that I have not yet come across that book

[@mikelungu1440]

Hi Doc do you give hydroxyurea for life and at what point can you start

[@DrMK7]

Considering these benefits, hydroxyurea therapy can be initiated in children as young as two years of age, following a comprehensive evaluation... and it is given lifelong in some cases with close monitoring... here is a video actually on hydroxurea that will help ruclips.net/video/sjenXCChVOU/видео.html

[@mikelungu1440]

@@DrMK7 thanks Doc I appreciate alot

[@DrMK7]

@@mikelungu1440 you are welcome

[@DrDHAYOW]

Thanks ❤❤ need seizure

[@DrMK7]

have you watched the seizure management video ?

[@DrDHAYOW]

@@DrMK7 no