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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Pathology}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Most common hemoglobinopathies \{\{nl\}\} - RBCs do not carry the normal Hgb but instead carry a less effective type} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Severe chronic blood disorder that occurs 1/2,000 per year in U.S} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Glutamic acid is replaced w/ valine in Hgb molecule → elongated RBC that is rigid \& sickle w/ a shortened life spa} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Significant anemia may occur when RBCs sickle} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{When cells sickle, blood becomes more viscous b/c cells clump together \& prevent normal blood flow to the tissues of that area since their shape cannot pass through the smaller capillaries \& venules → vaso-occlusive process leads to local tissue hypoxia → ischemia → infarction \& pain crisis} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Hemolysis occurs following sickling} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Etiology / Risk Factors}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Inherited autosomal recessive pattern & African (1 in 400, 8\% carry trait), Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, \& Indian descent \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Passed on when both parents have gene or trait & May be triggered by stress or traumatic event \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 25\% risk of Hgb SS, 25\% Hgb AA, 50\% Hgb AS & Infection, fever, acidosis, dehydration, physical exertion, excessive cold exposure, hypoxia \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Hgb AS = carrier \& usually have only minimal health problems & - \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Complications}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Cardiomegaly, fxn murmur & Pulmonary HTN, Restrictive lung disease \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Retinopathy & Cholelithiasis \& gallstones \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Jaundice, hepatomegaly & Functional Asplenia \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Chronic leg ulcers & MODs common in adulthood \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Stroke & Sepsis \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Delayed G\&D \& puberty & Organs \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Signs \& Symptoms}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Infants asymptomatic until 3-4 months d/t Hgb F protection (later half of 1st year of life)} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Pain crisis, recurrent pain episodes (vaso-occlusive) \{\{nl\}\} - ↑ tachycardia \& tachypnea → more sickling \{\{nl\}\} - Most common in joints (hot, swollen) & Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) \{\{nl\}\} - Cell clumping in lungs \{\{nl\}\} - ↓ gas exchange → hypoxia, wheezing, cough, chest pain, fever → more sickling \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Aplastic crisis (profound anemia) & Dactylitis (hand-foot syndrome), aseptic infarction \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Pale mucous membranes & Easily fatigued w/ poor appetite \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ↓ BP d/t severe anemia or ↑ BP d/t SC nephropathy & Acute abdominal pain (most common) d/t sludging \& splenomegaly \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Sequestration crisis / Splenic sequestration \{\{nl\}\} - Pooling of blood in liver \& spleen w/ ↓ blood volume \& shock & Bacterial meningitis or sepsis \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Bone infarction \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Nursing Interventions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Immunizations \& ABX to ↓ risk of infection & Tx underlying cause (infection) \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} H-O-P to it! → Hydration, O2, Pain relief & O2 during episodes of crisis to prevent further sickling \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ↑ fluids to promote hemodilution, 150 mL/kg/day or double maintenance w/ hypotonic, D5W or D5 w/ 0.25\% NS & Adequate pain management helps ↓ stress; always believe pain level \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} NO PRN pain meds, use fix dose, can use w/ non-pharmacologic techniques & Assess pain w/ the right pain tool \& look for complications of pain \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Assess for S/S of ineffective tissue perfusion & Avoid sudden temp change (cooling mattress for fever) \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Cluster care & Quiet environment \& privacy \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Diagnostics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sickle-Turbidity Test (Sickledex) finger stick} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Possibility or SCA or SC trait} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Hgb Electrophoresis} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Dx, only accurate test for SCA} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Hgb} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}\textasciitilde{}6-9 mg/dL (normal 11-15 in infant) \{\{nl\}\} Significantly lower w/ splenic sequestration, ACS, or aplastic crisis} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Reticulocyte Count} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}↑ greatly} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Peripheral Blood Smear} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Presence of sickle-shaped cells \& target cells} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Platelet Count, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate,} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}↑} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{LFTs} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}↑ bilirubin} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{X-Ray Studies or Scans} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Determine extent of organ or tissue damage d/t vaso-occlusion} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{K+} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}↑ d/t hemolysis of RBCs after transfusion} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pulmonary Infiltrate} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}W/ ACS} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.03597 cm} x{1.94103 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Collaborative Care \& Meds}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Stem cell transplant & Splenectomy \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Prophylactic ABX & Immunizations \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Analgesics & O2 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} IV fluids & PRBCs \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Hydroxyurea} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Teaching}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Family support as they often feel guilty or responsible & Promote wireless communication w/ NP for collab \& coaching \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Disease process, complications, genetics, testing for carrier status & Regular health maintenance visits, immunizations, PCN, coping, adequate fluids \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Avoid temp fluctuations, overexertion, \& stress & Need 24-hr access to facility that specializes in SCA \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 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