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Common Diseases and Disorders | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) School Study Aid
Sickle Cell Anemia Assessment
- Cause/Mechanism
- Hemoglobin S (Genetic Defect)
- Sickle Shaped RBCs
- Assessment
- Jaundice
- Vaso Occlusive Crisis
- Fever
- Priapism
- Severe Pain
- Considerations
- Prominent in African Americans
- May be Asymptomatic
- Increased Risk of Infection
2 mins
Types of Shock
- Hypovolemic
- Depleted Volume
- Cardiogenic
- Pump Failure
- Obstructive
- Indirect Pump Failure
- Distributive
- Lost Vascular Tone
- Neurogenic
- Anaphylactic
- Septic
2 mins
Sepsis Assessment
- Signs and Symptoms
- Systemic Infectious Process
- Fever
- Hypotension
- Change in LOC
- Increased WBC
- Shift to the Left
- Tachycardia
- Tachypnea
- Hyperglycemia
- Edema
2 mins
Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Assessment
- Microthrombi
- DIC
- Decreased Oxygen Saturation
- Decreased WBC
- Oliguria
- High Output Heart Failure
- Multiple Organ Failure
2 mins
