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Could oxygen therapy be usedto reduce a sickle cell crisis?
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No; treats it.: Sickle cell crises are often precipitated in low oxygen tension situations. Oxygen therapy can help avaid a crisis and/or help treat an evolving one and decrease rbc sickling.
Answered 11/16/2012
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