You are counseling a newly diagnosed sickle cell disease patient on the importance of avoiding certain activities because they might lead to precipitating a sickle cell crisis exacerbation. Which of the following scenarios listed below will most likely NOT lead to a sickle cell crisis?

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Patients should be counseled to avoid precipitating activities that might lead to sickle cell crisis, such as dehydration, physical stress, infection, change in altitude, and prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures of heat or cold.

You Are Counseling a Newly Diagnosed Sickle Cell Disease Patient