POINT OF CARE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA TEST

Test Description	RESULT	REFERENCE RANGES
Sickle Cell Anemia (Method: HPOS)	Ra = 0.16	< 0.16: Normal (HbA) 0.165 – 0.235: Sickle-cell Trait (HbAS) > 0.24: Sickle-cell Disease (HbSS) 0.16-0.165: Inconclusive (Negative Borderline) 0.235 – 0.24: Inconclusive (Positive Borderline)

Test Principle: The diagnostic test work on the principle of absorption spectroscopy. The test helps in differentiating heterozygous/homozygous hemoglobin from normal hemoglobin.

Method: High Performance Optical Spectroscopy for detection of Sickle cell trail and sickle cell disease

Note:

a. Blood transfusion may have an impact on the test results.
b. Patients already on sickle-cell medications may impact test results.

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Hematologist

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Note: Assay results should be correlated clinically with other clinical findings