SICKLE CELL CRISIS

Sickle Cell Crisis and Its Condition that Leads to Pain

Sickle Cell Crisis and Its Condition that Leads to Pain

Introduction of Case Study

Here in this paper, we will discuss a case study of Mr. A who is suffering from the crisis of sickle cell disease and experiencing painful episodes along with this crisis. Mr. A is an adult with the age of 20 years and surviving his life in America.

Introduction of Sickle Cell Crisis

In sickle cell crisis, the red cells of blood become altered in to the crescent moon like shapes. The term “Sickle Cell” is derived from this crescent shape. Sickle cell disease is the type of illness that is most common in the inherited disorders of blood. It takes place more or less absolutely amid the black inhabitants of Africa and America. In 1910, the disease of sickle cell was first described by the Physician of Chicago named as Dr. James B. Herrick in the literature of medicine at the time when he found the indicators of sickle cell disease in the black male learner of 20 years old who was already suffering from anemia. In addition, he reported that he was suffering with palpitations, frequent episodes of Icterus (yellowing of eyes), and shortness of breath. The findings of his blood smear revealed the crescent like shape of his red blood cell (RBCs) (Rees, Williams & Gladwin, 2010, pp. 2018).

The red blood cells play an imperative role in circulation of blood as it gives delivery of oxygen to the tissues that are responsible of functioning or are active. There is a molecule in the red blood cells, named as hemoglobin, is responsible for taking on oxygen from the lungs and of releasing carbon dioxide simultaneously by means of a procedure, known as Oxygenation. At the level of tissues, this conduct is totally opposite. Similar molecule of hemoglobin liberates oxygen and employs carbon dioxide and this entire procedure is known as De-oxygenation (Serjeant, 2007, pp. 725-30).

In the disease of sickle cell, there are some particular red cells of blood that turn out to be in crescent like shapes. These anomalous red cells of blood, transmitting irregular hemoglobin are termed as “Hemoglobin S”, are frail. An individual who is suffering with the sickle cell disease is capable of becoming additionally prone to attain contaminations for the reason that the spoiled cellular units block the spleen in due course. A chronic assault, which is called “Sickle Cell Crisis”, is capable of causing pain and ache for the reason that the vessels of blood could turn out to be clogged or the malfunctioning red cells of blood may bring about a damage to the organs that are functioning inside the human body (Serjeant, 2007, pp. 725-30).

History of Sickle Cell Crisis

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder characterized by a type of hemoglobin mutant called hemoglobin S (or HbS) which causes distortion of erythrocytes, making them take the form of "sickle" or "half moon". The term sickle cell hemoglobin-defines the ...