Anna

Anna Garcia's Death

By m16763

  • Anna Garcia's Birth

    Anna Garcia's Birth
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    Anna Garcia's Timeline

  • Taken to Hospital @ 14mo

    Taken to Hospital @ 14mo
    Symptoms: fever, lethargic, breathing problems, appearing to be in a lot of pain.
    Diagnosis: Sickle Cell Anemia and splenic sequestration
    Treatment: Pain medication and antibiotics

  • Taken to Hospital @ 10yrs

    Taken to Hospital @ 10yrs
    Symptoms: deep chest pain, leg pain, difficult to breathe, fever

  • Taken to Hospital @ 14yrs

    Taken to Hospital @ 14yrs
    Symptoms: fatique, excessive thirst, excessive urination, weight loss of 10 lbs.
    Mother reports a family history of high cholesterol and heart disease.
    Diagnosis: Type 1 diabetes
    Treatment: Insulin shots, monitoring blood sugar

  • Cardiac Work-Up

    Cardiac Work-Up
    Symptoms: chest pain, high blood pressure (190/110), premature ventricular contractions.
    Findings: Tachycardia, high blood pressure, a slight heart murmur, a blockage in her left anterior descending coronary artery, a slightly enlarged left ventricle and slight mitral valve regurgitation.
    Diagnosis: Metabolic Syndrome
    Treatment: Pacemaker and angioplasty.

  • Taken to Hospital @ 38yrs

    Taken to Hospital @ 38yrs
    Symptoms: extreme pain associated with sickle cell crisis.
    Treatment: Confined to bed and given a catheter. Also pain medication.
    (Catheter gives Anna a UTI)
    UTI treatment: antibiotics

  • Anna Garcia's Death

    Anna Garcia's Death
    Neighbor called police--police came to investigate.
    Findings: Anna Garcia face down in the entry hallway; dead.
    How Anna Died: Kedoacidosis induced brain swelling.

  • Factors Leading to Death

    Factors Leading to Death
    1. Not following her diet- eating poorly
    2. Not complying with insulin shots- high blood sugar levels
    3. Busy lifestyle- forgetting to manage blood sugar/pressure levels
    4. Owning a bakery- eating poorly

  • How Her Diseases Factor into Death

    How Her Diseases Factor into Death
    Heart Disease- High cholesterol and hypertension causes a heart attack
    UTI- high ketones in urnine could cause kidney failure
    Sickle Cell Anemia- Blood clot in body which causes very high blood pressure, blood clot in brain which causes a stroke and death, or lack of oxygen getting to the body which builds up overtime in the internal organs resulting in organ failure and death
    Diabetes- The infections due to the delayed reaction time to fight the infection

  • DKA Prevention (short term & long term)

    DKA Prevention (short term & long term)
    1. Healthy diet & physical activity for sickle cell anemia, heart disease, and diabetes
    2. Insulin shots (& monitoring blood sugar level) for her diabetes so her body can still consume/create energy from the glucose
    3. Antibiotics were prescribed when needed to help boost the immune system in times of sickle cell crisis
    4. Pain medication and blood thinners were prescribed to help with the heart disease and sickle cell anemia