Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 72%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A child who is in sickle cell crisis.A nurse is assessing a child who is in sickle cell crisis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
The correct answer is D: Pain. In sickle cell crisis, vaso-occlusion leads to ischemic tissue injury, causing severe pain. This pain is typically in bones, joints, abdomen, or chest. Constipation (A) is not a typical finding. High fever (B) can occur due to infection but is not specific to sickle cell crisis. Bradycardia (C) is not a common finding in sickle cell crisis. Therefore, the most expected finding in a child in sickle cell crisis is severe pain (D).