Question 1: Review the Inpatient Discharge Summary of John Madison (Case Study 1) and provide the following in your post.
- Conduct research on bronchiolitis, using available library resources and trustworthy medical websites such as the Mayo Clinic. Post a one-paragraph summary on bronchiolitis, and cite your source. Use the information you've gathered from your research to address the following questions in b. and c. below.
- What is bronchiolitis, and what are its symptoms and some risk factors for developing it? In the discharge summary, the baby was seen for a "viral-type" syndrome. What is the likely name for this virus, which causes most cases of bronchiolitis?
- Differentiate between the terms "rhonchi" and "rales" that are referred to in the discharge summary. What is a croup tent and why was Ampicillin given to the baby?
Question 2: Review the Emergency Department encounter of Trey Archer (Case Study 2)and provide the following in your post.
Conduct research on HIV/AIDS, using available library resources and trustworthy medical websites such as the Mayo Clinic. Post a one-paragraph summary on HIV/AIDS, and cite your source. Use the information you've gathered from your research to addressing the following questions below.
- After conducting research, what are the risk factors for getting HIV?
- How are the ELISA and Western blot tests used to detect HIV different? What treatment would be given to Trey for his low CD4 count? Cite your source/s.
Question 3: General questions:
Describe the major structures of the respiratory system and clearly define their functions.
Use your ebook, an online authoritative source, or a medical dictionary to define the following terms relating to the lymphatic and immune systems. Cite your source for each definition:
- Immunity
- Immunoglobulins
- Blymphocyte
- Tlymphocyte
- Acquired immunity