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Sickle Cell Anemia: Class 3 Flashcards

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Pt is admitted with sickle cell crisis. the FIRST nursing action would be??

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  1. Administer Pain medication

- You would administer oxygen first which would solve the hypoxia. If oxygen is an option choose O2.

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What is contraindicated with a young woman who has sickle cell anemia with severe abdominal pain??

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  1. Forcing Oral fluid therapy

Don’t give oral fluids to someone who has severe abdominal pain

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Look up transfering sickle cell trait and disease to kids in the book!!

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25% chance

Look this up in the book

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What should a nurse do first for a client with a platelet count of 20,000??

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  1. 20,000 is critical

2. Check for spontaneous bleeding

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Idiopathic thrombocytopenia Purpura. What would the INITIAL treatment include?

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  1. Glucocorticoid therapy
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What is responsible for the neurologic manifestations associated with anemia?

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  1. Tissue Hypoxia
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Compensatory vital sign changes associated with anemia, infection and bleeding result in what??

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  1. Increased Heart Rate
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A nursing diagnosis that commonly addresses tissue hypoxia associate with hematologic disorders??

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  1. Fatigue
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What do you expect a Pt to have when someone has MODERATE anemia??

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  1. Dyspnea and Fatigue
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What is the manifestation of MOST CONCERN with someone with severe anemia?

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  1. Dyspnea at Rest

Oxygen is not getting where it needs to be
Pt is at risk for ischemia

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Sickle Cell Disease

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  1. Both parents must have the gene for the disease to show
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Sickle Cell Trait

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  1. If one parent has trait there is a 50% chance each child will have the trait
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Both Parents with Sickle Cell Trait?

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25% chance that each child will have the disease

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Sickle Cell Disease

-Mortality

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  1. Incurable disease due to renal and pulmonary failure
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Sickle Cell in CHildren

-Complications

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  1. Stroke
  2. pulmonary - Acute chest syndrome/pneumonia
  3. Gall stone formation
  4. Anemia
  5. Pain & Infection
  6. Jaundice
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Homozygous for sickle cell

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<1% of African americans are homozygous for the disorder which means they have sickle cell disease

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Sickle Cell Anemia

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  1. Most Severe
  2. Homozygous for hemoglobin S (have disease)
  3. Inherited HbS from both parents
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Sickle Cell Thalassemia

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  1. Combination of sickle cell trait and thalassemia trait
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Sickle Cell HbC disease

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  1. Inherits HbS from one parent and another abnormal type of Hb from another
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Sickle Cell Trait

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  1. Inherit HbS from one parent and normal HbA from another
  2. People with sickle cell trait are usually asymptomatic unless triggered by a hypoxic event

> 40% of HbS is indicative of Sickle Cell Disease

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Sickle Cell Episodes

-Triggers

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  1. Hypoxia or deoxygenation of RBC
  2. Dehydration **
  3. High Altitudes **

Pg 178 bx 316

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Sickle Cell Episodes

-Symptoms

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  1. Pain and swelling
  2. Pallor of mucous membranes
  3. Fatigue **
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Sickle Cell Crisis

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  1. Severe, painful, acute exacerbation with vasoocclusive crisis
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Sickle Cell Crisis

-Nursing Priority

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  1. Manage Pain

2. Rehydrate the Pt

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Sickle Cell Crisis

-Manifestations

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  1. Severe capillary hypoxia
    - Change in membrane permeability
    - Thrombi
    - Tissue ischemia, Infarction, Necrosis
    - Shock
    - Stroke
    - Abdominal Pain
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Thrombotic Crisis

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  1. Occurs when sickling occurs in micro circulation

2. Extremely painful and can last an average of 4 to 6 days

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Sickle Cell Disease

-Manifestations

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  1. Asymptomatic until sickling episode
  2. Pallor
    - may be difficult to assess on dark skin individuals
    - Look at mucous membranes, conjunctiva, nail beds, palms
  3. PAIN
    - aching in joints, hands, feet gnawing, throbbing
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Sickle Cell in Infants

-Fetal HgB

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  1. Affected children are asymptomatic until 4 to 6 months of age
  2. Sickling is inhibited by high levels of fetal Hgb
  3. Infants have fetal Hgb till 4 to 6 months of age
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Sickle Cell Disease

-Complications

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  1. Gradual Involvement of all body systems
  2. Often fatal by middle age from RENAL and PULMONARY failure
  3. Prone to infection
    - PNEUMONIA ** most common infection
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Sickle Cell Disease

-Chronic Disease

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  1. Retinopathy
  2. Cardiomegaly
  3. Avascular necrosis
  4. Skin ulcers
  5. Delayed puberty
  6. Anemia and leukocytosis
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Sickle Cell Disease

-Diagnostics

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  1. Electrophoresis of Hemoglobin
    - Uses electrical current to separate HbA and HbS
  2. Sickling Test
    - Checks if RBC will sickle when RBC’s are deoxygenated
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Sickle Cell Disorder

-What you see in a Serum Blood analysis?

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  1. HgbS (abnormal type)
  2. Low Hemoglobin
  3. High reticulocyte count
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Sickle Cell

-Priority Interventions

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  1. Oxygenate
  2. Rehydrate
  3. Medicate
    - Give IV meds around the clock during crisis
    - -morphine or dilaudid
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DEMEROL for Sickle Cell Pain Treatment

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  1. Do not use due to the breakdown of nor-meperidine which can cause seizures
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Sickle Cells & Hydration

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  1. Sickled cells can revert back to normal hgb with hydration
  2. Pt need to keep well hydrated to prevent crisis
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Sickle Cell Disorder

-Nursing Management

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  1. No Treatment
  2. Alleviate symptoms of disease complications
  3. Minimize end-organ damage
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Acute Chest Syndrome

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  1. Vasoocclusive crisis in the pulmonary vasculature

- Seen as New infiltrate on chest X-ray associated w/ FEVER, COUGH, SOB

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Acute Chest Syndrome

-Nursing Management

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  1. Oxygen therapy
  2. Fluid therapy
  3. Antibiotics ***
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Sickle Cell

-Blood Transfusions

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  1. Improved blood & Tissue oxygenation
  2. Reduction in sickling
  3. Temporary suppression of production of RBC’s containing HbS
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Blood Transfusions

-Complications

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  1. Overload of Iron in the body w/ frequent transfusions
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Hemosiderosis

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  1. Overload of iron in the body

2. May require iron-chelating therapy

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Blood Transfusions

-Stroke

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  1. Chronic transfusion proven to be effective treatment of stroke complications related to sickle cell disease
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Sickle Cell

-Nursing MGMT – Medications

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  1. Folic Acid daily supplements
  2. Hydroxyurea
    - For pt’s with 4-5 crises per year
  3. Stem cell transplant
    - Can cure some pt’s with SCD (it may reoccur)
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Hydroxyurea

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  1. Chemotherapy agent w/ potent effects on bone marrow
  2. Increases the production of fetal hgb in the RBC’s
    - prevents sickled cells from becoming rigid and occluding vessels
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Fetal Hbg

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  1. Main oxygen transport protein in the fetus during last 7 months of development
  2. Binds to oxygen with greater affinity then the adult form
    - this gives developing fetus better access to oxygen from mothers blood stream
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Hydroxyurea

-Side effects

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  1. Suppression of blood counts
    - Specifically WBC’s
  2. Can cause neutropenia or thrombocytopenia
  3. Pt can be at risk for INFECTION and BLEEDING
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Sickle Cell Disorder

-Patient Teaching

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  1. Avoid high altitude
    - pt may need to move out of high altitude area
  2. Maintain fluid intake
  3. Treat infections
  4. Control pain
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Sickle Cell Disorder

-Nursing Dx

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  1. Acute Pain
  2. Risk for impaired tissue perfusion
  3. Risk for infection
  4. Impaired physical mobility
  5. Delayed growth and development
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SCD

-Goals for treatment

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  1. Client will experience reduced complications as the result of sickling
  2. Client will meet growth and development needs
  3. Client will optimize physical mobility as tolerated
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SCD

-Acute Pain

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  1. Administer prescribed analgesics (morphine) around the clock during crises
  2. PCA education for parent or child
  3. Reposition pt’s for comfort
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SCD

-Impaired Tissue Perfusion

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  1. Hydration
    - This can stop or reverse sickling
  2. Supplemental Oxygen
  3. Administer blood transfusions
  4. Monitor for transfusion reactions
  5. Encourage rest
    - WITH ALL ANEMIAS
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SCD

-Risk For Infection (considerations)

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  1. Teach proper administration of antibiotics for prophylaxis or treatment
  2. Assess resources to obtain antibiotics
  3. Encourage use of vaccines

Nursing 3 Test 1 (5 decks)

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