Obtaining a series of baseline values on each patient to compare with those at times of acute illness is useful. The table below shows a typical schedule of routine clinical laboratory evaluations.
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Cite this: Emmanuel C. Besa. Fast Five Quiz: Are You Prepared to Confront Sickle Cell Disease? - Medscape - Feb 18, 2016.
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