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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Be careful if the patient has received a recent blood transfusion since it may be misinterpreted as sickle cell trait instead of sickle cell disease. In these cases, repeat the Hb electrophoresis three months after the last blood transfusion. Would you consider this patient for blood transfusion?

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – January 2024

Don't Forget the Bubbles

However, children who had an operation experienced improvements in behaviour, symptoms, and quality of life and had lower blood pressure. Reviews and opinion articles Use of POCUS for the assessment of dehydration in pediatric patients-a narrative review. They enrolled 459 children aged 3 to 12.9 Musolino AM, et al. 2023 Dec 22.