Hospital Medicine

Sickle Cell

Questions discussed in this category

What is your approach to IV fluid resuscitation during a sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis?

How do you reconcile the potential risks and benefits of IV fluids in this patient population? Do you have a preferred type of fluid, as was suggested...

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What is your approach to optimizing pre-operative hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease?

How do you decide between simple transfusion and red cell exchange?While the 2020 ASH Guidelines provide some conditional guidance on transfusion supp...

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In a patient hospitalized for several days with a refractory pain crisis would you ever consider transfusion, either simple or possibly exchange in an attempt to get the patient over the crisis?

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Do you recommend hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell disease with hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin who have recurrent vaso-occlusive crises requiring hospital admission?

If hydroxyurea modifies the course of sickle cell disease by increasing fetal hemoglobin, is there any benefit to using it in patients with fetal hemo...

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What precautions do you take prior to CABG in a patient with sickle cell trait?

Please comment on temperature recommendations and role of exchange transfusion.

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When do you consider plasma exchange for multiorgan failure in a patient with sickle cell disease?

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What is the transfusion management of a sickle cell patient during pregnancy?

What are your target goals during transfusion, either prophylactically or during acute complication? Does your management change between vaginal deliv...

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How do you manage a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in a patient with sickle cell disease?

How do you manage an uncomplicated DHTFR versus a hyperhemolysis?

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Would you start a patient with sickle cell disease and COVID-19 on prophylactic anticoagulation?

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How would you manage a patient with sickle cell disease who is infected with COVID-19?

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