Question

26. A 6-year-old female presents with her mother reporting several episodes of diarrhea over the last 24 hours temperature of 100 F. and generalized body aches. The symptoms started about 12 hours after attending a birthday party and two other children who attended the party have similar symptoms. Her mucous membranes are moist she is mildly tachycardic and her blood pressures normal. What treatment should the emergency nurse anticipate initiating? a Ciprofloxacin . b. IV fluids c. Metronidazole d. Oral rehydration solution 27. Symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome include tingling in the extremities progressive symmetric muscle weakness and a absent or depressed deep tendon reflexes. b. decreased level of consciousness,

Answer 1

26)Ans: b) IV fluid

Here ,the 6 year old female having temperature more than 100.4 F that is 100.8 F ,these is most often when the body have a fever caused by a infection or illness.

A 6 year old female having diarrhoea from last 24 hours that means a body having insufficient electrolyte in their body,so it is necessary before starting diarrhoeal treatment ,body should fulfil with electrolyte through IV fluid.

If the patient having normal diarrhoeal infection at that time oral rehydration solution should be given.

27)Ans: a) a absent or depressed deep tendon reflexes.

Guillain Barre syndrome is a serious autoimmune disorder,in which a body produce a harmful antibodies ,that antibodies should attack the healthy nerve cells in peripheral nervous system.

The symptom of Guillain Barre syndrome include,

1) tingling in the joints

2) symmetric muscle weakness

3) a absent or depressed deep tendon reflexes

4) loss of memory etc

Cause of Guillain Barre syndrome

Generally guillain Barre syndrome is auto immune disorders in which body itself produced antibodies which affect nerve cell.

It should be triggered by zika virus , hepatitis A,B ,C and E,

Influenza virus etc.

Treatment of guillain Barre syndrome.

Intravenous immunoglobulin(IvIG) is a treatment made from donate blood that contain healthy antibodies.