Pneumocystis pneumonia

EAR INFECTIONS Infections of the ear are the most prevalent diagnosed disease among children in the United States. When talking about child’s safety, it’s their health that counts most due to their numerous exposures to the environment harboring germs and the likes. Ensuring that we care for our children’s ear is very vital not just on looks in their physical composure but also the well-being attributed to their language improvements, academic excellence among other. The nature by which the…

1 Chronic cough 2 Current smoker - 15-20 pack-year history 3 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease/hiatus hernia 4 Diverticular disease 5 Osteoporosis Thank you for referring Jillian Whiffen, a 72-year-old lady who has previously owned a news agency and worked for a family business. Jillian currently smokes six cigarettes per day and keeps no pets. Regular medications are Nexium, Ostelin, Cardia, Crestor, Prolia infections and she was using Pulmicort a couple of months ago. Around three…

Serratia genre includes Gram negative rod- shape bacteria, aerobe facultative anaerobe and chemo-oganotrophic with low nutrional requirements. According to Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Serratia genre belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family and includes 12 species 1,2. They are widespread in the natural environment, being isolated from soil, water and different plants (vegetables, mushrooms, grasses, mosses, trees)1,2,3. Serratia marcescens grows at 37°C, but it can grow in…

Transmission/Clinical Features The symptoms of tularemia vary contingent upon the method of introduction to the body. Ulceroglandular tularemia, for example, results in ulcers of the skin on the area where the bacteria entered the body and will also cause swollen lymph glands, most commonly underneath the pit of your arm or near the groin region. Ulceroglandular tularemia can be transmitted to the body by insects, such as ticks or deer flies, or even handling or making contact with an infected…

Emphysema Emphysema, along with other diseases, is collectively known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This disease damages the alveoli, also known as air sacs. Shortness of breath results as the alveoli are gradually damaged. The leading cause of emphysema is smoking, but this disease can also be caused by long-term exposure to other airborne irritants. Emphysema can be present in the body for years without any symptoms. The main symptom of this disease is shortness of breath, which…

What is asthma? Asthma is a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity. Many other respiratory illnesses include; allergies,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,Chronic bronchitis,Emphysema, and Cystic fibrosis. There are many symptoms of asthma but here are the most noticeable: Coughing, especially at night,wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness,…

In the process of an exacerbation of COPD, the airways become more inflamed causing vasoconstriction, mucous is more heavily produced, and small airways are not exchanging oxygen at baseline function for the patient. This takes the patient into a worsening condition of COPD that drops oxygen levels down, causing a build-up of carbon dioxide in her blood, the pH to drop from the acidity, and possibly bicarb to be not excreted by the kidneys in response. This causes a condition of respiratory…

1 Emphysema 2 Pulmonary fibrosis – likely asbestosis 3 Type 2 diabetes 4 Hypertension 5 Depression Thank you for Lindsay Cullen. Unfortunately, a referral letter was not available at the time of consultation, but I gather Lindsay is a retired Telstra maintenance worker who reports asbestos exposure over a ten-year period, up until 25 years ago. Lindsay is also an ex-smoker of approximately 20 pack-years, having ceased this habit 25 years ago. As you are aware, for a number of years Lindsay…

In week 1 of clinical, I was assigned to an 82-year-old female who was admitted on February 15th for RFV Acute purpulent bronchitis Leukocytosis. She has multiple secondary diagnoses as well, such as, dementia, pneumonia, throat cancer, stricture of the epiglottis, and more. During my shift she had four types of medications, Cefepime, Heparin, Levothyroxine, and Pantoprazole. She is also a NPO patient and continuously asked for food and water. The nurse pointed out edema on her arm and elbows…

Cystic fibrosis, also known as mucoviscidosis is an extremely common genetic disease in the UK. The genetic defect was identified by a group of scientists in 1989.In the UK it has been found that 1 in 25 people carry the faulty CF allele. CF is caused by deletion of 3 nucleotides in chromosome 7. The amino acid phenylalanine is lost as a result of this mutation. It is autosomal recessive so both the CFTR alleles should be faulty to cause the disease. Many of the epithilial linings of the ducts…