Case Study 2- Slide 7

Sean probably has acute chest syndrome, which is a complication of sickle cell disease. It is diagnosed based on symptoms such as tachypnea, chest pain, coughing, wheezing, and high temperature. Diagnostic tests, including an x-ray, can confirm the condition. Sean's x-ray showed atelectasis, which is the collapse of part or all of a lung lobe. Acute chest syndrome occurs when the blood vessels in the lungs of sickle cell disease patients become blocked, leading to oxygen deprivation and further blockage. It is a serious condition that can progress quickly and is a major cause of death in those with sickle cell disease. What acute complication of sickle cell disease does Sean probably have? To be diagnosed with acute chest syndrome and undergo diagnostic testing, a patient must meet the criteria. Tachypnea, chest pain, coughing, wheezing, frills, temperature exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius, pulse oximetry that decreased by three degrees. The x-ray shows atelectasis, which is the collapse of part or the whole lobe, with lower lobe consternation and possibly pleural effusion. Sean's x-ray displays acute chest syndrome. Acute chest syndrome occurs due to vasoocclusion within the pulmonary vasculature of patients with sickle cell disease, results in deoxygenation of hemoglobin and sickling erythrocytes, progressing further vasoocclusion. Acute chest syndrome often progresses quickly and is the most common cause of death in those with sickle cell disease.