What factor contributes to a vaso-occlusive crisis in a child with Sickle Cell anemia?
1. Dehydration
2. Alkalosis
3. Infection
4. Stress
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1. Fluid replacement with IV fluids increases the flow of blood, which decreases tissue hypoxia and the potential for dactylitis.
2. The child may become alkalotic, but this s not the contributing factor to the vaso-occlusive crisis.
3. Infections can cause dehydration, but this is not the leading cause of the vaso-occlusive crisis.
4. Stress is a manageable condition and does not lead to a vas-occlusive crisis.
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