
Sickle Cell Anemia Nursing | Symptoms, Pathophysiology, Sickle Cell Crisis & Trait
March 2, 2020Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder that occurs when a patient has abnormal hemoglobin on their red blood cell called Hemoglobin S (normal hemoglobin type is A). Hemoglobin S is very sensitive to low oxygen level. When a red blood cell with hemoglobin S experiences a decrease is oxygen it causes the red…