Mrs. Randazzo is an elderly woman admitted to the hospital from a nursing home with a diagnosis of sepsis secondary t...
| Mrs. Randazzo is an elderly woman admitted to the hospital from a nursing home with a diagnosis of sepsis secondary to a urinary tract infection (UTI). She has been receiving piperacillin (Pipracil) for 24 hours and her temperature chart is showing a downward trend. The lab calls you with the initial results of the blood culture and states that gram-negative rods grew in two of three culture tubes. Do you need to call the attending physician for a change in antibiotic? Why or why not? |
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Not Required as the medicine is responding and showing a positive results in patients chart.
A re blood investigation can be done to check for the growth of gram negative rod to check for the improvement..
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Mrs. Randazzo is an elderly woman admitted to the hospital from a nursing home with a diagnosis of sepsis secondary t...
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Case Study #1 (1 of 3) V.Q., a 20-year old woman with no denies any previous...
Case Study #1
(1 of 3)
V.Q., a 20-year old
woman with no denies any previous history of Urinary Tract
Infection, complains of burning on urination, frequent urination of
a small amount, and bladder pain. She has no fever or pelvic area
tenderness. A
clean-catch midstream urine sample shows Gram negative rods on Gram
stain. A culture and sensitivity test are ordered. Our patient is
presumed to have a lower UTI.
Question #1
What are some goals of the treatment...
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44085 BANK Scenario-Renal/Urinary Disorder or K.B. is a 32 year old woman who recently visited her primary care physician a couple days ago for a for a urinary tract infection (UTI) and obtained a prescription for azithromycin. She reports that she has finished 3 of the 7 days treatment. int is now She now presents to the hospital with complaints of fatigue and dehydration and is being admitted to the medial floor with AKI from dehydration. While taking her history,...
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Case Study #1
(1 of 3)
V.Q., a 20-year old
woman with no denies any previous history of Urinary Tract
Infection, complains of burning on urination, frequent urination of
a small amount, and bladder pain. She has no fever or pelvic area
tenderness. A
clean-catch midstream urine sample shows Gram negative rods on Gram
stain. A culture and sensitivity test are ordered. Our patient is
presumed to have a lower UTI.
Question #1
What are some goals of the treatment...
44085 BANK Scenario-Renal/Urinary Disorder or K.B. is a 32 year old woman who recently visited her primary care physician a couple days ago for a for a urinary tract infection (UTI) and obtained a prescription for azithromycin. She reports that she has finished 3 of the 7 days treatment. int is now She now presents to the hospital with complaints of fatigue and dehydration and is being admitted to the medial floor with AKI from dehydration. While taking her history,...
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...
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