Scenario Patient presented with -reddened posterior pharynx with white exudate on tonsils -tonsil enlarged to 3+ -Positive anterior and posterior…

Question Answered step-by-step ScenarioPatient presented with -reddened posterior pharynx with white exudate on tonsils-tonsil enlarged to 3+-Positive anterior and posterior cervical adenopathy. -positive rapid strep test Patient started on amoxicillin but immediately complained of: -swelling of his tongue and lips, -difficulty breathing with audible wheezing. -911 was called and he was taken to the hospital, where he received emergency treatment for his allergic reactionFocused questionPatient diagnosed with strep throat initially before allergic reaction – -what cells are involved in strep throat process-role that genetics play in strep throat-why did patient present with specific symptomsReferencesJustiz-Vaillant, A.A., & Zito, P.M. (2019). Immediate hypersensitivity reactions. In Stat-Pearls. Treasure Island, FL: StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513315 McCance, K. L. & Huether, S. E. (2019). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier.  Zhu, L., Olsen, R. J., Beres, S. B., Saavedra, M. O., Kubiak, S. L., Cantu, C. C., Jenkins, L., Waller, A. S., Sun, Z., Palzkill, T., Porter, A. R., DeLeo, F. R., & Musser, J. M. (2020). Streptococcus pyogenes genes that promote pharyngitis in primates. JCI insight, 5(11), e137686. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.137686  Health Science Science Nursing NURS 6501 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)