Sickle Flashcards

1
Q

HgbA1 (subunits)

A

Alpha 2 beta 2

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2
Q

Embryonic hgb subunit

A

Alpha 2 delta 2

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3
Q

Fetal hgb

A

Alpha 2 gamma 2

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4
Q

Baseline labs we should get in sickle cell dz

A

Bili
Retic
Hgb

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5
Q

Dx’s of sickle

A

Prenatal screen
Hgb electrophoresis
Psychosocial stressors

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6
Q

Complications of sickle

A
Stroke
Cardio/pulm dz
Priapism
Pain
Vaso-occlusive crisis
Osteomyelitis 
Splenic sequestration
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7
Q

Treatment of vaso occlusive crisis

Ppx

A

IVF
O2
Pain control (opiates)

Hydroxyurea
Pneumococcal vacc
Penicillin

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