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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Sickle cell patients also qualify to receive the annual influenza vaccine, since influenza virus infection predisposes to bacterial pneumonia and sepsis caused by S. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

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NIPE

Mind The Bleep

Download Scientific Diagram (researchgate.net) ) Assess the shape of the head, specifically looking for: Cephalohematoma: build up of blood vessels ruptured during a vaginal or instrumental delivery which does not cross the suture lines and feels soft rather than boggy on palpation. Place the tape measure above the ears and the eyebrows.