“Paciente masculino de 6 años de edad con anemia falciforme”

Sickle cell anemia, sickle cell anemia or sickle cell disease, is a pathology of frequent genetic origin in which the inheritance of two mutant genes of hemoglobin, the present clinical case aims to analyze the procedures of the techniques applied for the diagnosis of sickle cell anemia in a boy of...

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Autore principale: Pasos Baño, Frank Rodrigo (author)
Natura: bachelorThesis
Lingua:spa
Pubblicazione: 2018
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Accesso online:http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/4951
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Riassunto:Sickle cell anemia, sickle cell anemia or sickle cell disease, is a pathology of frequent genetic origin in which the inheritance of two mutant genes of hemoglobin, the present clinical case aims to analyze the procedures of the techniques applied for the diagnosis of sickle cell anemia in a boy of 6 years of age, male, Afro Ecuadorian, with a personal history of asthma, fracture of the left femur, chronic constipation, presents a clinical picture of abdominal pain type colic, associated with vomiting of bilious content, which is performed a complete blood count with the following results: Hemogram: Hemoglobin: 9.6; Hematocrit: 28.3% Average Corpuscular Volume: 88.6; HCM: 30.1; Platelets: 517,000; Leukocytes: 15,800 (Neutrophils: 92.6% lymphocytes: 5.9%) Biochemistry: Sodium: 131.9; Potassium: 4.07; Urea: 13.2; Creatinine 0.4; Glucose: 120; LDH: 696; TGO: 59; TGP: 47; TGG: 59; Total bilirubin: 2. Basal gasometry: pH: 7,469; pO2: 58; PCO2: 35; HCO3: 25.6; O2 saturation: 91.5%. Upon suspicion of sickle cell anemia, a blood smear was performed, which showed the presence of sickle-shaped red blood cells. Once the disease is diagnosed, a conservative treatment is applied to the associated pathologies, pain management.