title: What you need to know about acute chest syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: G Elaine
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing; D015984:Causality; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D013577:Syndrome