Acute Renal Failure in Sickle Cell Disease: Recommendations
We are gaining an insight into the recommendations for the management of the acute complications sickle cell disease. Today, we look at acute renal failure. A rapid decline in renal…
Acute ocular complications in sickle cell disease are always medical emergencies: Prompt management is crucial.
Acute ocular complications in sickle cell disease are medical emergencies that warrant prompt and aggressive management to preserve vision. These may arise following trauma, infection, or vaso-occlusive episodes. It may…
Acute stroke in sickle cell anaemia is the most devastating complication of the disease.
Acute Stroke in Sickle Cell Disease: Guidelines for its management and recurrence prevention.
Among the acute complications of sickle cell disease, acute stroke is the most devastating one. About 10% of children with the genotype HbSS will develop overt stroke, in the absence…
Acute Chest Syndrome: another acute complication of sickle cell disease: Recommendations you ought to know.
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is one of the most severe complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), being the second most cause of hospitalization as well as the commonest cause of…
Let’s talk about splenic sequestration, another acute complication of sickle cell disease: Recommendations
Splenic sequestration is a vital cause of acute anaemia in people living with sickle cell disease. We define it as sudden enlargement of the spleen coupled with a decline in…
You will transfuse almost all patients with acute anaemia of sickle cell disease.
Let’s talk about acute anaemia in sickle cell disease: Recommendations that benefit.
Without a doubt, almost all people living with sickle cell disease have chronic anaemia - the haemoglobin levels at baseline vary from one individual to another. Acute anaemia is not…
VASO-OCCLUSIVE CRISIS (VOC): An acute complication of SCD: Recommendations for management.
It goes without doubt that the vaso-occlusive crisis (hereafter termed VOC) is the most common acute complication of sickle cell disease. It manifests as acute severe pain. Much as a…
the process of Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) also known as neonatal aspiration of meconium. Fetus in womb. Meconium around him. Child makes a breathe with green amniotic fluid. marked with lines and titles. Vector medical illustration isolated on white.
MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME: You should get it right.
Meconium aspiration syndrome refers to breathing problems that a baby may have when no other, attributable cause exists after the baby has passed meconium into the amniotic fluid during labour…