Subjective: CC (Chief Complaint): “Cough and sore throat X 3 days”. PHI: Mr. M. B is a 38 year old black male who presents in the clinic with c/o cough and sore throat over the last 3 days. The patient reported productive cough with greenish sputum. Patient also reported nasal stuffiness, post nasal drip, and itchiness in ears, eyes, and nose. The onset of CC started 3 days ago. M.B. Described sore throat as a dull aching pain, constant 10/10 which is aggravated by coughing and swallowing.…
Lower tract acute respiration infections (LT-ARI) has been estimated to cause 75% of all acute illnesses and are said to affect infants and young children worldwide. New respiratory viruses such as: human metapneumovirus (hMPV), new subtypes of human coronaviruses (hCoV), and bocavirus (hBoV), have been linked to LT-ARI. A common factor that affect LT-ARI studied in this experiment is age, although the prevalence is truly unknown. A study was conducted to aim an estimate prevalence of viral…
headaches. Her head hurts “in the back of head and goes to the top”, and is occasionally associated with dizziness (lightheadedness, denies vertigo) and nausea (although has had no emesis). She denies photophobia, blurred vision, diplopia, tearing, rhinorrhea, numbness, or sensitivity to noise. She cannot relate any provocative or palliative…
These symptoms usually cause short-term illness and include: body aches, chills, cough, fatigue, fever, headaches, high temperature, loss of appetite, runny nose (rhinorrhea) and sore throat. To the left in Figure 2, it can be seen what symptoms occur and which body parts or organs in the human anatomy these symptoms affect. Most cases of swine flu are mild to moderate in severity; however from having these symptoms…
Influenza Influenza is a respiratory virus that is contagious and can be very serious for elderly patients, those over 65 years of age. It can also be very dangerous for the very young of age. There are three types of flu viruses - influenza A, influenza B, and influenza C. Types A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics which hit the U.S. and Europe essentially every winter. They may hit later in the season, but are generally seen in the winter. The type C influenza virus causes mild respiratory…
PEDIATRIC PREP SHEET 1. Give a brief history of this child’s illness (after reading chart). A 15 year old female patient was admitted to the hospital on 04/07/2016 with a pulmonary exacerbation. About two weeks ago she started with nasal congestion, rhinorrhea and a worsening cough. Her cough was described as wet and productive. Also, the patient presented some episodes of blood in the green sputum. At the time of admission, the patient was afebrile and had a good appetite. This cystic fibrotic…
hallucinations, urinary incontinence o Mild • Dizziness, fatigue, asthenia, nasal congestion, nausea, dyspepsia, rash, vomiting, sinusitis, fever, laryngitis, pharyngitis, abdominal pain, headache, cough, urticaria, infection, diarrhea, rhinitis, rhinorrhea, epistaxis, influenza, myalgi, weight loss, pruritus, arthralgia, hypoesthesia,muscle cramps, drowsiness, paresthesias, ecchymosis, somnambulism, anxiety, restlessness,irritability, tremor, agitation, nightmares,…
Bone is a major component of the human body which provides structural support, protects vital organs, and stores minerals such as calcium. As the body ages, the process of bone remodeling maintains bone mass; however, bone resorption may eventually overcome formation leading to osteoporosis and subsequent musculoskeletal disorders.1 Approximately ten million individuals in the United States, particularly those 60 years of age and older, are diagnosed with osteoporosis each year.2 This condition…
INTRODUCTION: Pharmaceutical field is the research and development intensive field. The search for safe and effective drugs continues to be major efforts for all the pharmaceutical industries. There are enormous complexities for discovering and testing new drugs because of the many aspects of safety, efficacy and economics which determines the acceptability of a drug. Nose is one of the delicate organs of the human body, as a result of which nasal drug delivery is challenge for formulator.…
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited multisystemic disease of unknown etiology that typically causes fever and acute inflammation in young children. It is also referred to as "mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome," because of its involvement of the mucous membranes, skin, and lymph nodes. It has 3 stages that lasts about 12 days which are comprised of the acute, subacute, and convalescent phases. This syndrome may result in the complication of damage to the coronary arteries, due to inflammatory…