NURS 123 - FINAL BRITTANY LONG VSIM.
NURS 123 - FINAL BRITTANY LONG VSIM. / NURS 123 - FINAL BRITTANY LONG VSIM. CONCEPT MAP WORKSHEET DESCRIBE DISEASE PROCESS AFFECTING PATIENT . DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (REASON FOR TEST AND RESULTS) Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease that affects red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are round. In people with sickle cell anemia, hemoglobin – a substance in red blood cells – becomes defective and causes the red blood cells to change shape. The faulty hemoglobin is called hemoglobin S (HgbS), and it replaces normal hemoglobin which is called hemoglobin A (HgbA). Over time, the red blood cells become rigid and shaped like crescent moons or sickles. The sickleshaped red blood cells:
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nurs 123 final brittany long vsim