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1. Differential diagnosis (names of possible bacteria) You should include at least 6 most relevant bacteria that can cause signs and symptoms given in the case study and rationale for including each of them (1 sentence maximum for each). An elderly man at the hospital emergency has symptoms of high temperature (at 103oF) and an above respiratory rate. Possible bacterial pathogens that could have caused his illness are: Haemophilus influenza – this bacterium, which is more susceptible to the…

It is important to make an accurate diagnosis in this case as the risk of severe illness and treatment varies between an uncomplicated and a complicated UTI.1 The absent of classical presentation of loin pain and rigors would make acute pyelonephritis very unlikely. She was also haemodynamically stable on examination and showed no signs of urosepsis. Hence, based on this patient’s complaint of dysuria, frequency and suprapubic pain accompanied by urinalysis findings of leucocytes and nitrites;…

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a condition of excessive intrusive thoughts, called obsessions, that lead to repetitive behaviors or rituals, called compulsions, to soothe the brain. This condition makes people's brains feel overwhelmed or out of “control” of a simple worry, so it causes them to have irrational behaviors to calm this worry down. OCD obsessions usually occurs around themes such as doing well in school, excelling at athletics, job related matters, self appearance, keeping things…

Experiments of the Holocaust Did you know that doctors were the backbone of the Nazi genocide? The doctors experimented on anyone deemed undesirable, such Jews, homosexuals and the disabled. They mercilessly experimented on thousands of people and few ever paid for their crimes. The experiments hurt and killed thousands of people and showed the most vile of science and medicine. The experiments were divided into three categories, military experiments, pharmaceutical and racially motivated. The…

cultures. These cultures included types of selective, differential, and enriched media and were applied to split sections on the agar plate. Each of the four broth cultures: Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Streptococcus faecalis showed observable growth when applied. The different medias will either promote or inhibit the growth of the organisms allowing their isolation to be possible (Lengeler and Schlegel, 1999). These four types of organisms will…

Sickle Cell Disorder [ICD-10 D57] Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) may be one cause to this child’s previously listed symptoms. SCD is an inherited disease in which an abnormal hemoglobin S [HbS] leads to chronic hemolytic anemia, pain, and organ failure (Grossman & Porth, 2014). SCD is transmitted by a recessive gene and can manifest as a sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease. The sickle cell trait may manifest as a heterozygote with one HbS gene [HbS], and SCD may manifest as a homozygote with…

Introduction It is inevitable that parents will eventually have to seek the expertise of a physician or pediatrician for their child with regard to advice, diagnosis, assessment, and/or resources. Oftentimes, parents enter physician’s office with thoughts about what is and what is not causing their symptoms to transpire offering their own interpretations (Gill & Roberts, 2012). Such encounters will allow for the opportunity for physicians to apply their medical expertise with a goal of…

A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF ALOE VERA , SESAME OIL AND TEA TREE OIL AGAINST E. faecalis - AN IN-VITRO STUDY” INTRODUCTION Medical microbiology entered a new era towards the end of the nineteenth century. It was during these golden years that path-breaking work of Pasteur, Koch and others in the development of broth and agar media led to the ability to grow a majority of pathogenic micro-organisms which were deemed uncultivable…

three different types of shapes, coccus (spherical), bacillus (rod) and spirillum (spiral). It can also be classified through three different types of group patterns such as diplos (pairs), strepto (chains) and staphylo (clusters). For instance, Streptococcus is in the shape of a coccus (sphere) and is in the group pattern of strepto (chains). A significant amount of bacteria can be Anaerobic, expressing that it grows in the absence of oxygen such as Tetanus, as it is an infection in which…

Oral Hygiene Aids AbdulJabar Ali Almani 17 oct, 2016 M011442005 Alwaleed2016@yahoo.com Oral hygiene is a tool used to clean teeth and mouth from dental plaque (material alba) to get excellent hygiene. Gingivitis, periodontitis, caries and halitosis are the most common problems will be formed if not that occur if oral hygiene instructions are not followed . In addition, visit dental clinics twice a year There are many types of oral hygiene aids for home care Dental floss Dental floss is the…