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The patient was a 23 y/o female with an autoimmune connective tissue disorder who presented with...
The patient was a 23 y/o female with an autoimmune connective tissue disorder who presented with fever, left foot, and right upper quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting. An exploratory la perfor peritoneum. revealed cocci. Gram staining an aspirate of the fourth metatarsal joi organisms were seen. A blood culture collected on admission, joint, and peritoneal aspirates grew the same organism. On a sheep blood agar plate the organism produced large, transparent to translucent co parotomy was med during which 300...
need help with 7-9 questions A 48 y/o man had a long history of alcoholism (including alcoholic hepatitis and hallucinosis) and was admitted to the intensive care unit with profound hypotension and gastrointestinal bleeding. He was intubated and given intravenous fluids and transfused with packed red blood cells. He remained intubated and ventilator dependent for several weeks. He developed fevers and was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Culture of his tracheal aspirate initially showed Staphylococcus aureus. After further antibiotic therapy, Gram...
A 34 y/o male with a history of tobacco and alcohol abuse (12 cans of beer per day) was admitted to the hospital. Two months prior to admissi have a necrotic in his right upper lobe. He was PPD (purified protein derivative) negative and three sputum cultures were negative for acid fast Mycobacterium spp. He had no risk factors for hum on he was seen at an outside hospital, where he was found to Four weeks prior to admission, he...
The patient was an 80-year-old female who 10 days previously had had a cystocele repair performed. At the time of the hospital admission, a urine culture was obtained and revealed >100,000 CFU/ml of an Escherichia coli strain that was susceptible to all antimicrobial agents against which it was tested. Postoperatively, she began a 7-day course of oral cephalexin. She was discharged after an uneventful postoperative course of 3 days. Ten days postoperatively, she presented with a 3-day history of diarrhea....
The patient was an 80-year-old female who 10 days previously had a cystocele repair performed. At the time of that hospital admission, a urine culture was ontained that revealed > 100,000 CFU/ml of an Escherichia coli strain that was suusceptible to all antimicrobial agents against which it was tested. Postoperatively, she began a 7-day course of oral cephalexin. She was discharged after an uneventful postoperative courser of 3 days. Ten days postoperatively, she presented with a 3-day history of diarrhea....
The patient was an 80-year-old female who 10 days previously had had a cystocele repair performed. At the time of the hospital admission, a urine culture was obtained and revealed >100,000 CFU/ml of an Escherichia coli strain that was susceptible to all antimicrobial agents against which it was tested. Postoperatively, she began a 7-day course of oral cephalexin. She was discharged after an uneventful postoperative course of 3 days. Ten days postoperatively, she presented with a 3-day history of diarrhea....
26% -), AT&T LTE 10:08 AM Capstone Case Studies.. Case Study and Questions A 65-year old man entered the emergency department of a local hospital. He appeared to be acutely ill with abdominal tenderness and a temperature ef 40" C. The patient was taken to urpery because appendicitis was suspected. A ruptured appendix surounded by 20 ml of foul-smelling pus was Sound at laparotomy. The pus was drained and submitied Sor acrobic and anacrobie bacterial culture analysis. Postoperatively, the patient...
microbiology help TOT Zoo Add Page Insert Table Chart Text Shape Media Comment These questions will serve in lieu of a lab report for Exercise 15, 16, and 17 You will find the answer to these questions in the background, procedure, results and interpretation sections of manual Exercise 15, 16, and 17, videos, Actions of Selective and Differential Media Chart, and the Principle/Theory article in homework section.) General Questions 1. What is the purpose (function) of selective media? (How does...