Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards

_____ is considered in severe vaso-occlusive crisis/events, e.g. acute chest syndrome or stroke

Hint: Management

Sickle cell trait presents _____, unless in severe conditions

_____ is typically the earliest manifestation of sickle cell disease in infants <5yrs old

Vaso-occlusive crisis is also known as _____ crisis

_____ is the most common cause of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease

What is the most common cause of paediatric stroke? _____

Patients with sickle cell disease are given _____ to prevent infection with encapsulated organisms

Acute haemolytic crisis in sickle cell disease may require _____

Hint: management

Vaso-occlusive events can affect multiple organs: _____= bones in hand & feet (especially in <5yrs) Priapism= penis Stroke= cerebral vessels Acute chest syndrome = lungs Avascular necrosis= bones (particularly femoral head)

Sickling in sickle cell anaemia results in _____ of the erythrocytes & vaso-occlusion of vessels