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what the risks are red blood cells, sickle cell, red blood cells, multiple sickle cells, red blood cells, sickle cells, red blood cells, sickle, pappenheimer, sickledex, hgb s test, test indicates the presence, absence, the abnormal hemoglobin that causes, sickle cell anemia, blood is drawn, a vein on the inside, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to apply pressure, restrict blood flow, the vein, veins below the band to fill, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an airtight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, an infant, young child, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, cotton, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, , infants, children, test depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, both sickle cell disease, where two faulty hemoglobin s genes, disease is present, sickle cell trait, where only one, the faulty hgb s genes is present, person has no symptoms, mild ones, detected by this test, sickle cell anemia results, a child inherits two hgb s genes, one from each parent, instead of normal hgb a genes, loses oxygen, faulty hemoglobin tends to cause red blood cells, rbcs, to take on a sickle shape, sickled rbcs cannot pass freely, capillaries, blockage of small vessels, disrupts the blood supply to various organs, faulty hgb s trait is found in 8-10%, the black population, routine peripheral blood smear, does not contain sickled red blood cells, hypoxemia, inadequate levels of oxygen, in the blood, a precipitating factor, red blood cell poison, drug, sickledex test a deoxygenating agent is added, 25%, the hgb is hgb s, cells, sickle, another test, performed is hemoglobin electrophoresis, test separates different types of hemoglobin, electrical charge, hgb s, differentiated from hgb a, hgb, a negative test result is normal, in hemoglobin electrophoresis, no hgb s, normal hemoglobins in an adult, mostly hgb a, small amounts of hgb a2, hgb f, sickle cell trait, sickle cell anemia, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, blood transfusions, the past 3 months, iron deficiency, cause a false negative result, sickledex, does not distinguish between sickle cell trait, sickle cell disease, hemoglobin electrophoresis is required to distinguish between these two disorders.