Give a summary of the disease process of your patient, including process for diagnosis, symptomology, treatment, tests, short and long term prognosis.

A three year old African American male, presents at the emergency department with symptoms of sudden weakness, pale lips, fast breathing, extreme thirst, abdominal (belly) pain on the left side of body, and fast heartbeat. The ED learns the child has been diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. This patient has Medicaid and lives forty-five miles from Seattle, Washington.
Give a summary of the disease process of your patient, including process for diagnosis, symptomology, treatment, tests, short and long term prognosis.