Diarrhea

Social History: The patient happily lives with both parents and two siblings (one brother and one sister) in a house. The parents do not smoke. They do not have any pets. Patient does not go to day care and there is no one else sick at home Erickson’s Stage: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt • This stage focuses on the child becoming independence and making their own choice. The patient is successfully completing this stage a s evidence by, patient walking away from mother and father to pick up a toy.…

Imagine you’re out to lunch with a couple of friends from work when your stomach starts to cramp. Oh no, not now, you start to think. You start looking around the room looking for the closest bathroom. You politely excuse yourself from the table and sprint to the bathroom only to find a line. You’re sweating because of the pain, nauseous, and anxious you’re going to have an accident right here in front of everyone. This is how it can feel for someone suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. The…

response, the presence of abscesses, fistulas, skin breakdown, or signs of infection. The duration, exact location, frequency, intensity, alleviation and aggravating factors, and the type of pain should be noted. Furthermore, assess the number of diarrhea episodes and stool characteristics including…

Discussion: Cirrhosis is an immuno-compromised state which predisposes the patient to a variety of infections.8 Despite the advancement in medical care for patients with advanced liver disease in the past decades, bacterial infections remain very common and account for significant morbidity and mortality in those patients.9 Clostridium difficile is an increasingly prevalent hospital-acquired infection that affects patients with cirrhosis. A study of over 80,000 patients with cirrhosis found…

After completing several thorough procedures to discover my unknown bacteria, bacteria #304, it was discovered to be Escherichia coli or for short E.coli. I can conclude that my answer is correct because several tests were conducted leading me to the specific bacteria. The first step taken to discover the unknown bacteria was a gram stain. A section of the unknown bacteria was taken and stained with crystal violet and safrinin so that the bacterium was visible under a microscope. The gram stain…

as well as patient’s education are included. (1) Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirement related to decreased absorption as evidenced by weight loss related to impaired absorption and diarrhea. By looking to MsV 5’10’ and 120 weight which is underweight, disturbed body image related to diarrhea this puts her at an increased risk to have a low self-esteem , also blood result, Potassium 2.6 which in the low side . (NIH) highlight that normal range is 3.7 to 5.2 mEq/L.…

Crohn’s Disease was first described by Dr. Burrill B. Crohn in 1932 and is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. “It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition” (“Crohn’s Disease”). Crohn’s disease cannot only hurt and enervating, it can lead to life-threatening complications. Scientists have the belief that Crohn’s disease is caused by several factors. These factors…

Has your child ever experienced diarrhea, rapid breathing, vomiting or sleepiness? Theses symptoms show that your child may have or already has Reye’s Syndrome. Go to the hospital as soon as possible because the disease could get worse by the hour. If treated early your child can be as good as new in a few weeks. Better be safe than sorry. Reye’s Syndrome was named after Australian pathologist R. Douglass Reye who first discovered the disease in 1963. After his discovery the number of…

The common cold, diaper rash, diarrhea, earaches, and stomach aches often effect young children and infants. All have been known to have very simple causes that if not treated properly can cause complications; with the proper management, these infectious diseases can be eradicated and prevented from future occurrences. Over 200 viruses can cause the common cold. The most common viruses are rhinovirus, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. Rhinovirus, which causes up to forty percent of…

Cholera is killing people Cholera is an infection of small intestine by some strains of bacterium vibrio cholera. The classic symptom is large amount of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. In this vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur. Diarrhea can be so serve that it leads within hours to severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. This may result in sunken eyes ,cold skin, decreased skin elasticity, and wrinkling of hands and feets. Because of dehydration skin may turn bluish. Chlorea…