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Sickle Cell Anemia Learning Center
Doctor Specialties could include:
- Pediatrician
- Family Practice Phy...
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Hematologist
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Genetic counselor
- Internist
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Call your health care provider if you have: Painful crises; Any symptoms of infection (fever, body aches, headache, fatigue)
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Children suffering from sickle anemia have episodes during which they suddenly become unwell or complain of severe abdominal or chest pain, headache , stiffness of the neck or drowsiness. Parents should know that a child having a sickle cell crisi...
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Sickle cell disease is often initially identified as a result of a screening test. This may be ordered by a pediatrician, obstetrician or family physician. A phlebotomist or nurse often obtains a sample of blood. A laboratory technician processes ...
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21....
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American pediatrician 1870–1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of "The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies," Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in ...
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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