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Annual check up!!
Zaini:
Thanks pals, :hugfriend
For your encouraging words,it's all by the grace of ALLAH Almighty,HE gave me the courage to fight it.
And also i give a lot of credit to you friends,especially Andy,i believe IP6 and wheat grass are working inside her body making her stay well. :hugfriend
ZAINI.
sah:
Zaini,
It is nice to see Zainab's results.I wish her all the best for the future. :)
Sah.
Manal:
Zaini, you are doing an excellent job :wink
manal
Zaini:
Thanks sah and Manal :hugfriend :hugfriend
ZAINI.
jade:
hi Zaini,
I found this from an article. It is about the check up to be made. I hope this is helpful:
For individuals with thalassemia major, follow-up to monitor the effectiveness of transfusion therapy and chelation therapy and their side effects includes the following:
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Physical examination every month by a physician familiar with the affected individual and the disease
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Assessment of liver function tests (serum concentration of ALT) every two months
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Determination of serum ferritin concentration every three months
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Assessment of growth and development every six months
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Annual
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Ophthalmologic and audiologic examinations
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Complete cardiac evaluation, and evaluation of thyroid, endocrine pancreas, parathyroid, adrenal, and pituitary function
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Liver ultrasound evaluation and determination of serum alpha-fetoprotein concentration in adults with hepatitis C and iron overload for early detection of hepatocarcinoma
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Bone densitometry to assess for osteoporosis in the adult
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Regular gallbladder echography for early detection of cholelithiasis [Galanello et al 2001], particularly in individuals with the Gilbert syndrome genotype [i.e., presence of the (TA)7/(TA)7 motif in the promoter of the UGT1A gene]
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