I'' m Dr. Nirmish Shah, and I'' m Supervisor of the Sickle Cell Shift
Program at Fight It Out College Medical Facility. I deal with both kids and also
adults with sickle cell disease. [MUSIC] So a common inquiry is what
is sickle cell condition? And the solution is it'' s a genetic condition, implying you'' re birthed with this. It'' s something you get from your parents, both mother and father. And when you'' re birthed with it, the adjustment that you have is with your blood cells. The red cell themselves are typically rounded. It'' s kinda like a jelly doughnut, they'' re actually nice and also squishy.But with sickle cell condition, the small little adjustment that your genetics have cause those cells to change from that little squishy jelly doughnut right into a sickled form. As well as that sickled shape is kinda jagged on one side and also actually can get stuck extremely conveniently in the small blood vessels. Which ' s a problem. If blood doesn ' t get to where it requires to go,'if that blood cell has actually altered its shape and also obtained stuck, it causes an entire cascade of issues.If blood doesn ' t reach the bones, it can hurt
, therefore one of the'most typical signs and symptoms that you can have with sickle cell is to have some pain. If you put on ' t obtain blood to your lungs, then it ' s what we call acute breast and it'' s an extreme issue. If you put on ' t get blood to your kidneys, you can have kidney damage. So actually every body organ can be affected by sickle cell disease. So we need to view really carefully. In sickle cell illness, it ' s always best to be ahead of the curve. We wan na see to it we understand what ' s possibly coming. And also by doing so and having you adhere to closely with us, we ' re gon na watch you like a hawk, because we wan na see to it we pick up on those problems prior to they become more of a problem.What I need to do is make certain that as you experience a rate bump, as
you have these difficulties that we push you back on the path that presses you right into success to get you what you desire in life. Which ' d be a household, to working, to head to school. So every person strolls a various journey, yet I believe, really, the focus needs to get on just how do we, as a medical team, support you to reach where you wan na go? [SONGS]
