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What Killed Anna Garcia?

How she died

Basic Information Collected

with splenic sequestration, Anna's spleen erupted. People can live without a spleen, but because she had splenic sequestration the excess blood went into her stomach.

While Anna was living with Sickle Cell...

Age

21:

* At age 14 , Anna had lost 10 pounds and reported fatigue, and loss of interest in school/ sports etc...

*Another trip to the doctor revealed that she had Type 1 Diabetes

Age:38

height:64''

weight: 165lbs.

temperature:100.6* F

Blood Pressure: 140/90

Pulse: 102 BPM

Time of Death: 7:00 AM

blue/ gray nails

bruise on head

vomit on floor

white pills (aspirin)

It didn't help that Anna

was allowed to dink

On top of this all, Anna has

Anna admits to drinking 3 glasses of wine per day

Long Term Solutions

3 glasses per day is a lot for a healthy person, so with Anna's medical conditions this is a very bad idea

* a pace maker

* hypercholesterolemia

*hypertension

* LVH (left ventricular hypertrophy[enlarged left ventricle])

*Mitral Valve Prolapse

* a stent (that no longer does any work)

* she doesn't take any medications

*most recently she had a UTI which may have evolved into sepsis

* she was overweight

* vision problems due to uncontrolled diabetes

As Anna aged, she lessened her medication intake (without consulting her doctor) to the point of not taking her medicine

* Remember this in a few slides

People with SCD (sickle cell disease) need to intake more fluids and make sure to eat a balanced diet. Anna Admits to eating a high carb and fat diet with little health value

Anna's spleen erupted causing her death

Short Term things she could have done

At age 17

Anna was experiencing many sickle cell related crises so her doctors proscribed Hydroxyurea to help with the pain episodes

Before her demise, Anna could have:

eaten a better diet

gotten more exercise

lessen her drinking

take her medication

gone to the doctor for an exam to make sure she live(d) a long and healthy life

A photo of Anna's spleen

Here's how it Started

At 14 months

* Anna went to the hospital

* Anna's tummy area was sensitive

*she had a fever

* she was fussy

*it was also found that she has splenic sequesteration (spleen contains unusual amount of blood -> enlarged spleen )

* this lead to the diagnosis of Sickle Cell Anemia

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