admission to discharge, allowing us to evaluate our systems of providing care and to ensure that we are meeting the Joint Commissions standards of providing safe, quality healthcare. Our tracer patient was a 67 year old female who presented with a fever and drainage five weeks after an open hysterectomy. She was admitted for a suspected postoperative infection,. She underwent another surgery to treat the abscess that formed from the initial surgery and had a central line inserted for long-term antibiotics
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immune system, and a blood infection. The bacterium causes an inflammatory response which cause many nonspecific symptoms. Some of the more common symptoms associated with it are bone pain which can be severe aching, fever, malaise, edema, and or an open wound that may show pus. A physical exam can show swelling and redness around the area affected. A physician or health care provider may order a few laboratory and diagnostic tests such as a blood culture to check
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one partner. • Who have anal sex. • Who have recently had surgery. • Who have a urinary catheter. • Who have urinary problems. • Who have a suppressed immune system. SYMPTOMS This condition usually begins suddenly with chills, fever, and pain behind the scrotum and in the testicle. Other symptoms include: • Swelling of the scrotum, testicle, or both. • Pain when ejaculating or
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from the cells 4-5 days later and enter the blood stream and tissue spaces. Initial infection with Chagas is typically asymptomatic. Acute disease may manifest symptoms after a couple of weeks. Reddening of the skin around the eye may be seen. Fever, malaise, enlarged liver and spleen are part of the acute syndrome.
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Clinical Presentation: * Polydipsia * Polyuria * Nocturia Patient History * Manic depressive illness treated with Lithium * Asymptomatic when is allowed to drink massive volumes of water * Recently moves to supervised facility Physical Exam: * Wrinkled skin * Dry mucous membrane * Disorientation * Lethargy * Confusion Vital Signs: * BP: 70/55 * HR: 124/min Test and Indications: * Blood test indicates elevated solute concentration; suggests severe wter loss due
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vomiting, and bleeding Tobacco:Denies tobacco usage. Alcohol:Patient reports wine on rare occasions. Past History: Childhood Illnesses. Patient reports history of Bilateral Glue Ear, Chicken Pox, and Asthma. Denies history Scarlet Fever or Rheumatic Fever. Adult Illnesses. Medical: Pre-hypertension, 2006 treatment refused by patient. Surgical: Grommet insertion, 1983; Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy, 2007; Cholecystectomy, 2010; Appendectomy, 2011; Laproscopic Salpingostomy, 2013. Ob/gyn:
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caused by many different things for instance, if you have a blood relative (parent or sibling) with asthma there is a chance you might have asthma due to genetics, many allergies cause you to have a higher chance of having asthma such as eczema and hay fever being overweight and smoking also increase your chances of getting asthma because of severe breathing problems and lung pollution even if you don’t smoke secondhand smoking where you inhale smoke because you are often near someone smoking can lead
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non-emergency medical conditions, including skin and ear infections, lameness, valley fever and tick fever, as well as surgical services that include mass removals, dental cleaning, spays and neuters (including cryptorchid neuters), and umbilical hernia repairs. In addition, we offer in-clinic and outside laboratory services, and have digital x-ray capability. When you bring your pet in for a comprehensive exam, he or she will receive a nose-to-tail checkup. This entails an examination of all your
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Running head: CHLAMYDIA Chlamydia Case Study with Questions Chlamydia “The bacterial infection chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI). The Chlamydia bacterium can infect the cervix, fallopian tubes, throat, anus and male urethra”. (Henning, D., Alice, R., Sanci, L., Dunning. T., 2006) Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular organisms from bacteria that now comprise 3 species. “They include the following:
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large joints symmetrically on the body, such as hands, wrists, elbows, or balls of the feet (Guilan, 2013, p. 1857). Morning stiffness lasts for longer than an hour, and the disease is accompanied by other symptoms including fatigue and feeling ill, fever, weight loss, eye inflammation, anemia, subcutaneous nodules, or pleurisy (Guilan, 2013, p.
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