NURS 123

NURS 123 - FINAL BRITTANY LONG VSIM. / NURS 123 - FINAL BRITTANY LONG VSIM. CONCEPT MAP WORKSHEET DESCRIBE DISEASE PROCESS AFFECTING PATIENT . DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (REASON FOR TEST AND RESULTS) Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease that affects red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are round. In people with sickle cell anemia, hemoglobin – a substance in red blood cells – becomes defective and causes the red blood cells to change shape. The faulty hemoglobin is called hemoglobin S (...