Question

A client is seen in the emergency department with severe pain related to a sickle cell crisis. What does the nurse understand is occurring with this client

Answer 1

Administering and evaluating the effectiveness of opioid analgesics when client is in severe pain with sickle cell .

Sickle cell is an inherited disease in which the red blood cells have an abnormal crescent shape, block small blood vessels, and do not last as long as normal red blood cells.

Main cause of SCD is a defective gene, called a sickle cell gene. People with the disease are born with two sickle cell genes, one from each parent. If a person is born with one sickle cell gene, it's called sickle cell trait. The liver, heart, kidneys, gallbladder, eyes, bones, and joints can suffer damage from the abnormal function of the sickle cells and their inability to flow through the small blood vessels correctly.

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