case study 1 At the Mount Union hospital, a 5-year old white male…

Question Answered step-by-step case study 1 At the Mount Union hospital, a 5-year old white male… case study 1 At the Mount Union hospital, a 5-year old white male child in good general healthand physical condition was presented at the Saturday walk-in clinic by hismother. He was brought in because he had a fever, was cranky, and hadcomplained of a sore throat for about 24 hours. On physical examination by theattending resident, the patient had a fever of 39.3C, and he had considerableswelling and drainage of the pharynx and in the conjunctivae. His tonsils wereenlarged and coated with a white patchy exudate. He had a red throat andswollen anterior cervical lymph nodes. His ears were clear. His chest soundedclear and he had no additional remarkable findings on routine examination. 1. What type of infection do you believe he has? what microorganism is causing this disease?2.  From complaint and physical examination, which of the symptoms lead you to your choice of agent? how did you come to that conclusion?3. From the history, which of the information confirmed your choice? What is the treatment for this illness/disease?4. Which of the following is most likely to follow this infection? How did you come to that solution of the treatment? In other words, why is it that treatment?__________________________________________________________________________________________case study 2A lethargic 21-month old black female was presented by her mother to theemergency room at 2:15am on a Sunday. The child had a history of a runnynose, hoarse cough and low-grade fever (~99F) for the past 48 hours. Themother was concerned about the forced and noisy breathing of the child. Thepediatrician examined the child and found cloudy eyes and mild inflammation ofthe ears, but no overt signs of bacterial infection (no significant changes in theeardrums). The throat of the child was red and coated with mucus. The larynxwas swollen and raw. The physician performed a rapid Strep test and found it was negative. Throatswabs were taken for culture. The physician placed the child in a room with awarm vaporizer for about 30 minutes. This dramatically improved the breathing ofthe child. 1. What type of infection do you believe he has? what microorganism is causing this disease?2.  From complaint and physical examination, which of the symptoms lead you to your choice of agent? how did you come to that conclusion?3. From the history, which of the information confirmed your choice? What is the treatment for this illness/disease?4. Which of the following is most likely to follow this infection? How did you come to that solution of the treatment? In other words, why is it that treatment? Please reference and cite and also keep both studies separated and numbered! thank you! Health Science Science Nursing MICR 260 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)