Emergencies in sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell disease in its heterozygous and homozygous forms exhibits diverse, debilitating pathologic manifestations. No organ system is spared from the effects of chronic hypoxia and poor rheology. The emergency physician should be familiar with the typical complications of SCA, because in large part these problems can either be managed in the ED or require emergent, focused evaluation and referral.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
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D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy