Flashcards in this deck (16)

• What is the most common neurologic complication of sickle cell disease in children?

  Ischemic stroke
  neurology sickle_cell_disease
• What triad defines acute chest syndrome in SCD?

  • Fever
  • Chest pain
  • New infiltrate on chest X-ray
  pulmonary sickle_cell_disease
• What triggers aplast crisis in sickle cell patients?

  Parvovirus B19 infection
  hematology sickle_cell_disease
• What renal complication results from sickling in the vasa recta and causes polyuria in SCD patients?

  Hyposthenuria
  renal sickle_cell_disease
• What is the most serious ophthalmologic complication of SCD?

  Proliferative retinopathy leading to retinal detachment
  ophthalmology sickle_cell_disease
• What is the most common pathogen causing osteomyelitis in SCD?

  Salmonella species
  musculoskeletal sickle_cell_disease
• What causes pigment gallstones in SCD patients?

  Chronic hemolysis
  gastrointestinal sickle_cell_disease
• Why are patients with SCD prone to infections with encapsulated organisms?

  Functional asplenia due to repeated splenic infarcts
  immunology sickle_cell_disease
• What does ACS stand for in SCD patients?

  Acute Chest Syndrome
  medical scd
• What is a mnemonic for ACS in SCD?

  SICKLE
  medical mnemonic
• What does SOB stand for in ACS symptoms?

  Shortness of Breath
  medical symptoms
• What might be seen on a CXR in ACS?

  Infiltrate
  medical cxr
• What is a common symptom of ACS related to breathing?

  Dyspnea
  medical symptoms
• What symptom might indicate ACS related to lung sounds?

  Krackles (crackles/rales)
  medical symptoms
• What is a common oxygen saturation finding in ACS?

  Low O₂ saturation
  medical symptoms
• What is a common temperature finding in ACS?

  Elevated temp (fever)
  medical symptoms