Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 9 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 289-292
Case Report on Thalassemia
Mrs. Mangaiyarkkarasi. K1, Mrs. C.Sangeetha2
1Associate Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Narayana Hrudayalaya College of Nursing, Bangalore.
2Professor, HOD of Obstetris and Gyaecology of Nursing, Narayana Hrudayalaya College of Nursing, Bangalore.
Corresponding Author: Mrs. Mangaiyarkkarasi. K
ABSTRACT
Beta thalassemia has a variety of manifestations and complications. Despite of having advanced medical facilities, thalassemia is really a threat and need organized preventive strategies’ such as premarital screening and genetic counselling. During pregnancy close observation enhances the women’s outcome quality of life. This is a case of 38years old pregnant women presented with shortness of breath and labour pain. She was previously diagnosed with thalassemia major. The case report discusses her presentation, nursing management of thalassemia major.
Key words: thalassemia, nursing management