Perinatology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 507 week 3 adv. Patho ESSAY Sickle cell disease- Complications of sickle cell disease can affect many organs and cause pain. Pain may involve any part of the body, the onset is often unpredictable and the severity, location, and duration of the pain vary among patients. In addition, objective signs of pain on physical examination are usually absent (Brandow & Liem, 2011). Acute hepatic crisis- also known as sickle cell hepatopathy, is thought to be the result of acute intrasinusoidal ...