Question

need help with 1-3

1. A 44-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of intermittent fever, chills, and a cough with production of yellowish-green sputum. He also complained about weakness, weight loss, chest pain, and shortness of breath. He had been given several courses of antibiotics without significant improvement and had noted the presence of a headache for the past few weeks. He had a history of COPD and had been on anti-inflammatory steroids for the past 6 months. A chest x-ray revealed extensive infiltrates in the right middle and upper lobes. What is the most likely cause of this disease? How would you confirm? How would you treat? 2. A 3 week old baby boy was brought to the ER with a 24 hour history of fever, poor feeding, irritability, and a seizure that occurred just before arriving at the ER. He was bom preterm (32 weeks) with very low birth weight after a normal vaginal delivery. What is the likely causative agent? How would you treat? How could have this infection been prevented? 3. Fluid accumulation in the lungs is called

Answer 1

1. a) virus is the most common cause of pneumonia.(influenza Aand B are the most common in adults)

b) Viral and bacterial pneumonia have similare symptoms, but someone with viral pneumonia may develope additional symptoms like headache.Antibiotic cannot cure the viral pneumonia. These are present in this pateient condition because I confirmed the patient affected with viral pneumonia.

c) To treat with antiviral medications.

2 .a)Infection in babies can be caused by bacteria( most common ), viruses, or fungi.

b) Bacterial infections aretreated with drugs called antibiotics.Baby may be on more than one at a time because no single antibiotics controlles all infections.Different drugs areusedwhen the infections is caused by a virus or fungs.

c)Wash hands before and after touching the baby, ask the visitors wash their hands their enter in the baby"s room,try the rstrict peoples who hold your baby in the early months, as far as possible

3) Fluid accumulation of lungs is called PLEURAL EFFUSION.