27th July 2012 by Louise Hudman
This guideline is about the management of acute sickle cell crises in hospital. However there are a couple of points useful for us:
Initial Assessment of a Patient:
The patient will know what their normal crisis is like. If they say it is different, consider other potential causes for their pain.
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