A 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis with severe abdominal pain.The nurse recognizes that the type of crisis the child is most likely experiencing is:
A) aplastic.
B) hyperhemolytic.
C) vaso-occlusive.
D) splenic sequestration.

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Vaso-occlusive crisis,or painful crisis,is caused by obstruction of blood flow by sickle cells,infarctions,and some degrees of vasospasm.

A 3-Year-Old Child with Sickle Cell Disease Is Admitted to the Hospital