1. Anna’s Medical History
Key
14 months (May 14, 1977)
Diagnosed as sickle cell anemia and
Cardiovascular
splenic sequestration.
Immune
Respiratory
Urinary
Muscular
High heart rate
Low RBC, high WBC
20% hematocrit
Enlarged spleen
Symptoms
Heavy breathing
Risks: Poor circulation causes weakened
immunity and body strength, splenic
14 years old (May 14, 1990)
sequestration may cause death
Diagnosed as type 1 diabetes
Increased thirst
Fatigue
Glucose in the urine
37 years old (May 14, 2013)
Diagnosed as heart disease.
Risks: Too high blood sugar level
Tachycardia
causes fatigue and inability to move.
Peripheral vascular disease
High blood pressure
PVCs
38 years old (2014)
Diagnosed as hypercholesterolemia.
Diagnosed as urinary tract infection
High total cholesterol
High LDL
Persistent urge to urinate
Pink urine
Risks: Poor circulation leads to weakened body
system, high cholesterol causes occlusion of
arteries.
Risks: Sepsis may severely damage the
body.
2 Analysis of Anna’s Death
Fatigue due to
diabetes
Poor circulation
Insufficient
nutrient supply
Factors
Hypertension
due to diabetes
Enlarged spleen
Pain due to SCD
How could she
have prevented?
Long term prevention
Short term prevention
Weekly work out, not only a yoga Inject insulin before she felt too
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dizzy
Taking medications properly
Go see her doctor more often
Make sure to take low fat food.
Make sure to drink a lot of liquid
so that her body is strong enough
to fight against all of her disorders.
3 Conclusion Questions
2 High blood sugar level caused hypertension, damaging the cardiovascular system, and
made her dizzy and fatigue.
Sickle cell disease caused the spleen to enlarge and
weakened her immune system.
3 She would have told me that she feels dizzy and fatigue, and she has to breathe deeply.
All of these symptoms are a result of hyperglycemia.
4 If she had had a blood glucose monitor and had used it, she would’ve known that her
blood glucose level is way higher than the normal range and she could have injected
insulin quicker.
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