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Pediatric emergency care · Oct 2010
Case ReportsApparent desaturation on pulse oximetry because of hemoglobinopathy.
- Jason Mounts, Joel Clingenpeel, Nicholas White, and Anthony Villella.
- Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA. Jason.MountsMD@providence.org
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Oct 1; 26 (10): 748749748-9.
AbstractHemoglobinopathies are an uncommon cause of cyanosis and low oxygen saturation on pulse oximetry. However, when they do occur, they can present a complex clinical scenario for the emergency physician. We report the index case of a previously undescribed hemoglobinopathy that presented to the pediatric emergency department. The evaluation and management of the cyanotic/hypoxic child and review of hemoglobinopathies are presented here.
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