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Title: A 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis with ...
Post by: l.k.2222 on Feb 6, 2018
A 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis with severe abdominal pain. Which type of crisis is the child most likely experiencing?
 
  a. Aplastic
  b. Hyperhemolytic
  c. Vaso-occlusive
  d. Splenic sequestration


Title: A 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis with ...
Post by: veintidosnds on Feb 6, 2018
ANS: C
Vaso-occlusive crisis, or painful crisis, is caused by obstruction of blood flow by sickle cells, infarctions, and some degrees of vasospasm.


Title: A 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis with ...
Post by: l.k.2222 on Feb 6, 2018
:idea: Very good answer