Question

11. A A27 year old male patient is on the medical surgical n abdominal surgery 2 days ago. He now experiences an oral temperature or moderate nurses assesses his abdominal incision which reveals redness, edema and purulent drainage around the incision site. The patient also complains of ge The nurse knows from the patient's symptoms that he is which stage of infe nera of infection A) Prodromal B. Illness C. Incubation D. Convalescent.

Answer 1

There are 4 stages of infection:

- incubation

- prodromal

- illness

- decline

- convalescence

Prodromal Period is characterised by general signs and symptoms of an infection like pain, inflammation, redness, fever. It is followed by period of illness.

So the answer is (A) prodromal