A 30-year-old female presents with severe acute pain to the left upper quadrant of her abdomen. During your assessment, she tells you that she has sickle cell disease. You should suspect that:
A. her spleen is enlarged because of red blood cell engorgement.
B. the pain in her abdomen is referred pain from an enlarged liver.
C. she has gastrointestinal bleeding due to large blood vessel rupture.
D. she is experiencing an aplastic crisis and needs a blood transfusion.
Ans: A. her spleen is enlarged because of red blood cell engorgement.
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