John Madison is an 8-month-old white male seen by Dr. White at the Lofty Pines Health Center for a viral-type syndrome. The mother states that the baby had a temperature over the weekend, going up to 103 and 104 the night prior to admission. The baby has progressively gotten more worked up, more short of breath, and has had respiratory disease. The patient was hospitalized for his respiratory distress and lower respiratory disease.
Positive physical exam on admission included both lung fields filled with rhonchi and occasional rales. There were no signs of consolidation. The patient was put in a croup tent during his hospital stay and was placed on Ampicillin four times a day for his two-day course. He tolerated the croup tent well and the antibiotics. His lungs progressively cleared, and the patient was discharged on 02-11-2018. He was discharged on the instructions to force fluids, saline nose drops, and bulb suction as needed, Amoxicillin 125 milligrams three times a day, and to return to the clinic in one week to see Dr. Swisher.
Using available library resources and trustworthy medical websites such as the Mayo Clinic. Post a one-paragraph summary on bronchiolitis and cite your source. Use the information you’ve gathered from your research to address the following question below.
Differentiate between the terms “rhonchi” and “rales” that are referred to in the discharge summary. What is a croup tent and why was Ampicillin given to the baby?
Trey Archer is a 37-year-old marketing assistant who has always enjoyed robust health. Three months ago, he went to the ED at a local hospital complaining of fever and a swollen left arm from a scratch sustained while mending a fence in his back yard. He was admitted to the hospital for the arm infection. His blood lymphocyte count was very low, so a blood sample was sent to be tested for antibodies against HIV. Both ELISA and a Western blot revealed the presence of anti-HIV antibodies. His CD4+ T-cell count was very low at 170 [normal is 500-1600].
Conduct research on HIV/AIDS, using available library resources and trustworthy medical websites such as the Mayo Clinic. Post a one-paragraph summary on HIV/AIDS and cite your source. Use the information you’ve gathered from your research to addressing the following questions below.
After conducting research, what are the risk factors for getting HIV?
How are the ELISA and Western blot tests used to detect HIV different? What treatment would be given to Trey for his low CD4 count? Cite your source/s.
