Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Q fever, originally known as query fever, is an infection caused by the microorganism Coxiella Burnetii. “Q fever was first reported in the medical literature in 1937 by Edward Derrick who named the infection Query Fever.” The bacterium belongs to the directive of legionellales. The bacterium typically presents with flu-like symptoms. In some people, the infection can reappear years later. The more fatal form of Q fever can cause a destruction of your heart, liver, brain, and lungs. It’s…

presented to the clinic with severe confusion, increased impaired judgement, and increasing repetitiousness and inconsistencies in his usual behavior. His physical exam reveals an increased respiratory rate, slight fever and costovertebral angle tenderness on his right side. Acute pyelonephritis: Pyelonephritis is an acute urological condition that cause infection on one or both kidneys. It is a lower urinary tract infection that ascended to the pelvis of the kidney. Severe cases of…

environment with a pH of 3-5 for up to three hours. The virus can survive for days at room temperature and for weeks at 4°C. It is inactivated by drying, heat, formaldehyde, chlorine, and ultraviolet light (Varner, 2009). In 1993, a major outbreak of severe respiratory disease occurred in the Southwestern United States. It was recognized as a new species of the Hantavirus genus, named the Sin Nombre virus. The virus is enveloped and has a tripartite negative-sense single-stranded RNA genome. The…

1. The epidemiology and pathophysiology of coronary artery disease The term cardiovascular disease covers a heterogeneous group of clinical syndromes that affects the heart and the circulatory system. Coronary artery disease (or ischemic heart disease) accounts for the greatest portion of cardiovascular diseases, and alone caused 8.2 million deaths globally in 2013 [1, 2], therefore it is the major cause of death worldwide. It remains responsible for about 30-35% of all deaths in individuals…

does M.P. have to develop Reye’s syndrome? (1 pt) M.P. risk factors of developing Reye's syndrome include giving OTC Alka-Seltzer that contains aspirin. In most cases of chicken pox happen in children between the ages of 5 to 9 years of age. Reye's syndrome is often in children between 4 to 12 years of age. Taking the Alka-Seltzer because it contains aspirin, increases the risk of Reye's syndrome. 7b. What symptoms would indicate M.P. was developing Reye’s syndrome? (1pt) The symptoms…

What is the pathophysiology of acute lung injury and ARDS? There are three phases to progressive ARDS, which is the exudative, fibroproliferative and resolution phase. There is an injury or insult to the body causing an inflammatory immune system reaction. Cellular mediators release humoral…

accompanied by serve headaches, upper abdominal pain and changes in vision. While not being the definitive hallmark of preeclampsia, high blood pressure is the most dangerous of the symptoms and can lead to multiple organ damage/failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, stroke, eclampsia (a condition described by the onset of seizures in tandem with the pathology outlined by preeclampsia) and maternal and fetal mortality. Preeclampsia typically manifests itself in the final trimester but it…

process and, importantly, spend time observing the patient. All patients with acute abdominal pain should have the following vital signs recorded. Témperafí/re This should be taken for every patient with abdominal pain. A raised temperature may suggest the presence of a bacterial infection or an inflammatory process such as appendicitis. The degree of temperature together with other observations such as heart rate and respiratory rate will indicate if the patient is septic and in need of urgent…

of chest pains, dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, impairment of pulmonary function (reduced vital capacity), diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and evidence of interstitial pneumonitis. Although the respiratory symptoms resolved, all six cases exhibited chronic neurological dysfunction, presumably as a result of the acute, high-level exposure to mercury…

The common side effects of Tegretol are ataxia, and drowsiness. This medication can also cause fatigue, sedation, vertigo, blurred vision, hypertension, hypotension, edema, urinary retention, weight gain, leukopenia, rash, and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone. All patients who are taking this medication should be monitored for change in behavior because of incidences of increased suicidal thoughts. The potential nursing diagnosis for a patient taken this medication…