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Sickle cell crisis

Prevalence
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
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Prognosis
Clinical features

Ask patients with a painful crisis about   
  • potential triggers such as cold weather, stress, exertion, alcohol, or pregnancy c

Why?

Cold weather and stress trigger crises

Sickle cell triggers %
cold c
35%
emotional stress
10%
physical exertion
7%
pregnancy
5%
alcohol
4%

  

 

Expiry date: May 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author    CM  Ball, RS Phillips
Reviewer   G   Serjeant
CAT Writer     CM  Ball, N  Shenker