A 30-year-old female presents with severe acute pain to the left upper quadrant of her abdomen. During your assessment, she tells you that she has sickle cell disease. You should suspect that:
- her spleen is enlarged because of red blood cell engorgement.
Answer:
1.Instruct the client not to get out of bed.
2.Have the client lie on the right side.
5.Prevent the client from eating or drinking.
Explanation:
According to the description of the patient, the person might be suffering from retinal detachment. To prevent any more damage, the patient should be in bed, and lying on the right side to avoid detachment from expanding to the macula, also the client mustn't drink or eat anything to avoid an increase in pressure on the area.
Occupy yourself with activities or just drink water
