Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease / J. Wright -- Blood transfusion therapy for haemoglobinopathies / Nay Win -- Management of pregnancy in sickle cell disease / Manjiri Khare and Susan Bewley -- The liver in sickle cell disease / Cage S. Johnson -- Pulmonary hypertension: a complication of haemolytic states / Iheanyi E. Okpala -- Stroke in sickle cell disease / Janet Kwiakowski and Kwaku Ohene-Frempong -- Iron chelation therapy in beta thalassaemia major / Beatrix Wonke -- Renal manifestations of sickle cell disease / Ian Abbs -- Assessment of severity and hydroxyurea therapy in sickle cell disease / Iheanyi E. Okpala --
Haemopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassaemia and sickle cell disease / Christina M. Halsey and Irene AG Roberts -- Practical guidelines on antibiotic therapy, exchange blood transfusion and perioperative management in sickle cell disease / Iheanyi E. Okpala -- Opiate dependence in sickle cell disease / Ikechukwu Obialo Azuonye -- The roles and functions of a community sickle cell and thalassaemia centre / C. Rochester-Peart -- Community nursing care of adults with sickle cell and thalassaemia / Sadie Daley -- Counselling people affected by sickle cell disease and thalassaemia / C. Onyedinma-Ndubueze -- Sickle cell disease & thalassaemia: the challenge for health professionals nad resources availble / Elizabeth N. Anionwu.
The concept of comprehensive care of sickle cell disease / Iheanyi E. Okpala -- Haemoglobinopathy diagnostic tests: blood counts, sickle solubility test, haemoglobin electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography / Yvonne Daniel -- Epidemiology, genetics and pathophysiology of sickle cell disease / Iheanyi E. Okpala -- The genetics and multiple phenotypes of beta thalassaemia / Swee Lay Thein -- The diagnosis and significance of alpha thalassaemia / A.D. Stephens -- The morbid anatomy of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait / Sebastian Lucas -- Sickle cell crisis / Iheanyi E. Okpala -- Treatment modalities for pain in sickle cell disease / Iheanyi E. Okpala -- Management of sickle cell disease in childhood / Moira Dick --