The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.
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NSG 6435 Week 9 Discussion Latest SU
Discussion:
Infectious Diseases in Children
The
discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this
week on the basis of the course competencies covered.
To
support your work, use your course and textbook readings and the South
University Online Library.As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work
and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start
reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the
week as possible.Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial
postings.Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a
statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale,
challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between
two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.Cite sources in your responses
to your classmates.Complete your participation for this assignment.
Using
your course and textbook readings and the South University Online Library,
perform research on the following:
Assessment,
diagnostic testing, and management of infectious conditions in a pediatric
patient
Differential
diagnoses for presentation of symptoms involving infectious diseases in
pediatric patients
After
completing your research, consider this scenario:
An
eighteen-month-old child, well-known to your practice, presents with a
seven-day history of fever ranging from 101 to 104.7 degrees Fahrenheit.On the
fourth day of the fever, the emergency department had performed the following
tests:
A
blood and urine culture
A
complete blood count
A
comprehensive metabolic panel
The
culture reports were found to be negative.
Today,
the vitals of the child are the following:
Temperature:
101.5 degrees Fahrenheit
Heart
rate: 120 beats/minute
Respiratory
rate: 20 breaths/minute
Blood
pressure: 90/40
Physical
examination of the child indicates the following positive findings:
Injected
conjunctiva
Palmar
redness
Magenta-colored
lips
Red
macula
Excoriating
rashes in the diaper area
On
the basis of the above information, respond to the following:
What
will be your differential diagnoses for this patient?
What
specific physical exam findings support these differential diagnoses?
Of
the differential diagnoses you listed, which would be the most concerning?
What
additional diagnostic tests will you recommend? Why?
What
would be your focus for caregiver education?
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