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Clinical Laboratory No: 1709: Hematology
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Clinical Laboratory No: 1709: Hematology

Teresa Brooks and Kristina Behan
Lab Q Clinical Laboratory
American Society for Clinical Pathology

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES On completion of this exercise, the participant should be able to  compare the information provided by the 4 common laboratory tests that detect sickle cell disease (SCD);  explain the target value for hemoglobin after transfusion for patients with SCD;  evaluate the appropriateness of donor blood selection for treatment in SCD;  describe the role of serial hemoglobin electrophoresis in exchange transfusion; and  identify factors that can lead to priapism in patients with SCD.
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