Question

case study:

you are employed in a pediatric practice. a very ill child is seen vy the provider for whom you work. The child has a fever of 104.5 difficulty breathing, a severe sore throat, stridor, and you provider identifies an adherent gray nasopharyngeal membrane when she examines the child. After evaluation, the diagnosis is Diphtheria.

1. What questions might need to be asked to the parent so that you can fill in the form exposure section of the form accurately?

Answer 1

Diphtheria is a serious infection of nose and throat ,which spreads easily caused by bacterial microorganism known as corynebacterium.The first question that need to be asked to the parents of the child is whether they have taken DPT vaccine or not because this vaccine prevent diphtheria.