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1. I chose the answer subacute bacterial endocarditis, because the symptoms were very similar to the 24 year old biology student of the case study. When someone has this infection they tend to have a fever for several weeks, and she did. A sign of an increase in temepature in the body is fever; therefore this is another symptom of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis. This disease can also be caused by a gum infection and the patient had minor dental surgery. The patient also had enlarged cervical lymph nodes; this symptom is also listed as well. At the time of examination she had a heart murmur with abnormal sound, and this usually happens when you have this bacterial infection. This answer best matches all the symptoms the student is experiencing.
2. The best agent that matches the primary diagnosis is Staphylococcus Epidermis, which is a clinical diagnosis that requires a blood culture that grows bacteria. Staphylococcus epidermidis is a gram-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci .It usually lives on human skin and mucosa and the most common infections are on catheters and implants. S,epidermidis is one of five most common organisms that cause noscomial infections due, an increase in the usage of …show more content…
If the disease is untreated there could be several outcomes. Any of the possible outcomes listed can occur if the disease progresses and the patient doesn’t get medical attention. I chose all the possible outcomes listed as the answer choice. The patient can have a stroke, and can even develop aneurysm. When getting a stroke from endocarditis the bacteria convert into clumps that can travel to the brain, lungs, abdominal organs and other extremities. It can also cause heart failure, and can damage heart valves and permanently destroy the hearts inner lining. Then it causes your heart to work even harder to pump blood, causing the heart to not work properly. All of these choices are very major complications that can be harmful for her
1. I chose the answer subacute bacterial endocarditis, because the symptoms were very similar to the 24 year old biology student of the case study. When someone has this infection they tend to have a fever for several weeks, and she did. A sign of an increase in temepature in the body is fever; therefore this is another symptom of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis. This disease can also be caused by a gum infection and the patient had minor dental surgery. The patient also had enlarged cervical lymph nodes; this symptom is also listed as well. At the time of examination she had a heart murmur with abnormal sound, and this usually happens when you have this bacterial infection. This answer best matches all the symptoms the student is experiencing.
2. The best agent that matches the primary diagnosis is Staphylococcus Epidermis, which is a clinical diagnosis that requires a blood culture that grows bacteria. Staphylococcus epidermidis is a gram-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci .It usually lives on human skin and mucosa and the most common infections are on catheters and implants. S,epidermidis is one of five most common organisms that cause noscomial infections due, an increase in the usage of …show more content…
If the disease is untreated there could be several outcomes. Any of the possible outcomes listed can occur if the disease progresses and the patient doesn’t get medical attention. I chose all the possible outcomes listed as the answer choice. The patient can have a stroke, and can even develop aneurysm. When getting a stroke from endocarditis the bacteria convert into clumps that can travel to the brain, lungs, abdominal organs and other extremities. It can also cause heart failure, and can damage heart valves and permanently destroy the hearts inner lining. Then it causes your heart to work even harder to pump blood, causing the heart to not work properly. All of these choices are very major complications that can be harmful for her