Pedia Pain Focus

Nothing sums up the challenges of sickle cell pain better than what our guest, Dr. Zempsky, quotes in the interview, "like having a thousand heart attacks". Anyone who's been involved in taking care of a sickle cell patient in pain, knows that this expression can easily describe the experience of patients and healthcare providers alike! Todays episode is focused on understanding the nature of pain in sickle cell disease, simplifying and improving the care of these patients, resulting in better outcomes.   Takeaways in This Episode: The most common types of pain presentations in Sickle cell patients and how to differentiate them. What challenges do clinicians face in taking care of sickle cell patients There's more to sickle cell pain than what we've long believed (Hint:It's not just sickling) Do the the inflammatory markers play  any role in sickle cell? Why are sickle cell disease patients having “heart attacks”? Should we treat sickle cell crisis pain like post-operative pain? The added challenges with imp