Approaches to Disease Management: Sickle Cell Anemia

A 2-month-old is identified during newborn screening with sickle cell anemia.

• How would you manage this patient at 2 months, 2 years, 6 years, and at 13 years old?
• What are the issues for each stage in development?
• Where would you refer this child?
• How would you coordinate the care of this child?
  
  

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• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources published within the last five years.
• in paragraph form, no bullet points or numbering.