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Acute chest syndrome laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies
- Patients also commonly have a mild anemia and leukocytosis.
- Severe hypoxemia with a PaO2 <60mmHg can be seen in 20%.
- Bacteremia has been documented in up to 3.5% of patients.
- The incidence decreases with age, and only 1.8% of patients older than 10, have positive blood cultures.
- In the older group, S. pneumo has been isolated in roughly 25%, with other common organisms including H. influenza, S. aureus, Salmonella, Enterobacter, and Clostridia. Bacteremia in adults tends to be more common in patients with Hb SS disease.
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