Pathophysiology
Diagnosis/Disease Management
Assessment Findings/Nursing Care
Patient Education/Lifestyle Adaptation
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100
The abnormal Hemoglobin produced by people with Sickle Cell Anemia is called?
What is Hemoglobin S? (S=Sickle.. It sickles!!)
100
How is Sickle Cell Anemia Diagnosed?
What is a blood test?
100
The only potential cure for Sickle Cell Anemia.
What is Bone Marrow Transplant?
100
A major symptom of sickle cell anemia.
What are periodic episodes of intense pain, also known as Sickle Cell Crisis?
100
A healthy RBC lives about 120 days, a sickle cell only lives about...
What is 10-20 days?
200
Why do the crescent shaped RBC's cause occlusion of the vessels?
What is They clump together and create a sludge.
200
The medical term for Sickle Cell Anemia.
What is Drepanocytosis?
200
Patients with Sickle Cell should avoid these medications.
What is Decongestants? i.e. Pseudophedrine. These drugs can cause vasoconstriction, making it harder for sickled cells to pass through.
200
As recent as 1973 the life expectancy for someone with Sickle Cell Anemia was only 14 years, d/t new & more aggressive treatments the life expectancy is now...
What is 50 years and beyond.. Women with Sickle Cell tend to live longer than Men with the disease.
200
Sickle Cells are this shape.
What is Crescent?
300
Due to the presence of fetal hemoglobin symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia do not appear before what age?
What is 6 months?
300
This causes mutation of the cell resulting in Hbs.
What is homozygosity?
300
Common finding in school-age Sickle Cell patients.
What is delayed growth & development?
300
Even a small sickness can turn into a major Sickle Cell Crisis, what are 3 things those with Sickle Cell Anemia can do to help prevent infections.
What is Immunizations, Avoiding large crowds, Hand Washing, Getting plenty of rest & fluids, etc...
300
Someone who inherits one normal Hemoglobin A & one Hemoglobin S are carriers of this.
What is Sickle Cell Trait?
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