Acute Chest Syndrome

In persons with Sickle Cell Disease, give simple blood transfusion to improve oxygen-carrying capacity to persons with symptomatic ACS whose hemoglobin concentration is >1.0 g/dL below baseline, if baseline hemoglobin is less than equal to 9 g/dL, simple blood transfusion may not be required.

SNOMED_CT Problem=106048009 (PB0028); SNOMED_CT Cat-Tar=363109007 (CG0002, TG0029)

  • laboratory findings

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