Question

You are the school nurse at Willowdale Elementary This morning Ms. Matthews. one of the First-grade teachers. brings a little girl named Keisha to your office. Her right eye is swoilen and bloodshot, the lining of the lower lid is bright red. There is a thick yellow discharge in the corner of the eye 1. What is the most likely diagnosis. and what is the etiology, 2. What sign leads you to believe that the infection is bacteria) in origin? 3. What is the treatment for this condition? Elaborate. Is the condition communicable? 4. What are some of the eye's natural defenses that help to prevent infections?

Answer 1

ANSWERS :

1. Conjunctivitis is the most likely diagnosis for the above diagnosis of patient.

2. Presence of the sign of thick yellow discharge at the corner of the eye is the sign of bacterial infection.