In caring for a pregnant woman with sickle cell anemia,the nurse must be aware of the signs and symptoms of a sickle cell crisis.What do these include?
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Women with sickle cell anemia have recurrent attacks (crises)of fever and pain,most often in the abdomen,joints,and extremities.These attacks are attributed to vascular occlusion when red blood cells (RBCs)assume the characteristic sickled shape.Crises are usually triggered by dehydration,hypoxia,or acidosis.Women with the sickle cell trait are usually at a greater risk for postpartum endometritis (uterine wall infection); however,this development is not likely to occur during the pregnancy and is not a sign for the disorder.Although women with sickle cell anemia are at an increased risk for UTIs,these infections are not an indication of a sickle cell crisis.

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