Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Well, it is that time of year again. We all know how it goes, you’re sitting in class, it’s the middle of September, and there’s that one annoying kid always coughing and sniffling and blowing his or her nose. Then the next class you come in and more people are coughing and sniffling. And then as October rolls around, the coughing has become nonstop and you feel like everyone is sick but you. Personally, this is when I start using hand sanitizer religiously. “I refuse to get sick, I refuse to…

Individual Report of Herpes Simplex Virus Case background A 26-year old white lady who has the symptoms includes genital itchy and sharp and severe pain on labia. She also has three previous episodes of pain over 6 months. It appearance of red sores, crusted and healed without scar and small red blisters. Beside, she has 5 sexual partners since last year. The doctor makes diagnosis of Genital herpes simplex. Etiology of herpes simplex virus type 2(HSV-2) The disease causes by herpes simplex…

Croup is an acute infectious laryngotracheitis which occurs mostly in children less than six years of age(although the peak incidence is around two years). It is characterized by a barking cough, hoarse voice and respiratory difficulties, which are typically seen to occur at night. Symptoms of croup Croup usually begins as an ordinary cold with symptoms such as a runny nose, slight rise of temperature and a mild cough. Within a week, a child with croup develops a barking cough with noisy…

Subjective: HPI: 53-year-old African American female who presents to the emergency department with c/o heavy vaginal bleeding for four days. At this time, the patient is soaking about one pad per hour and passing some clots. She is perimenopausal and has been menstruating every 6 months for the last two years, usually lasting 7-8 days with variable flow. When this vaginal bleeding started she thought it was her menses, but flow has steadily increased with palm-sized clots reported…

Silicos disease form part of the lung disorder known as pneumoconioses and is characterized by nodules and fibrous scar tissue within the lungs. It is often caused by inhaling silica particles from the quartz in rocks, sand and similar other substances. These particles gets entrapped in the alveoli and macrophages that are present in the alveoli consumes the silica particles and died with the resulting inflammation attracting more macrophages, resulting into the formation of nodules and fibrous…

The RN will update the plan of care by resolving the nursing diagnoses of ineffective breathing pattern related to hyperventilation as evidenced by shortness of breath and respirations of 28 breaths per minute and the diagnosis of activity intolerance related to imbalance between oxygen supply and demand as shown by shortness of breath when ambulating. These diagnoses have been resolved by the patient meeting the expected outcome within 24 hours. The patient has a respiratory rate of 20 breaths…

Sepsis is a widespread infection that triggers a whole body inflammatory response. It does not arise on its own but originated from an underlining medical condition such as an infection. Some like to view sepsis as a three stage illness. In this paper I will be discussing what sepsis is, what population is most affected and some of the characteristics or signs and symptoms of the infection. According to the Mayo clinic article titled “Sepsis” it is a potentially life-threatening complication of…

defined anatomic boundaries, can occur in 10% of patients.1 Extend this to the 10- to 12-cm circumference around the typical PV antrum, and the importance of uniform transmural lesions is apparent. Article see p 63 It was recognized early that the Achille’s heal to AF ablation was early PV reconnection after ablation.2 Although temperature rises and limited power delivery may have limited lesion depth using early 4-mm-tip catheters, the development of irrigated tip catheters has improved our…

One of the most frightening things about certain diseases is that they can seemingly occur for no reason. You couldn’t have done anything to prevent it, and there was nothing you could have done differently. Other times, diseases can be caused by taking preventative precautions, receiving vaccinations, making healthy lifestyle choices, or avoiding particular situations. Meningitis is a disease that can encompass many of those factors. You may come across many different forms of meningitis,…

Case of rhinolith misdiagnosed as allergic rhinitis Introduction: Rhinolith was caused due to insertion of the neglected foreign body into the nasal cavity and over years, calcium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus salts accumulate around a foreign body. Initially, the patient might be asymptomatic, but later, due to the inflammatory and infective responses purulent nasal discharge and unilateral obstruction was observed. At this stage, it may be diagnosed as infective rhinosinusitis. Objective:…