symptoms may progress very rapidly‚ within a few hours. Guillain-Barre can affect all age groups. May be triggered by: most commonly an infection with Campylobacter‚ a type of bacteria found often in undercooked food‚ especially poultry. Mycoplasma pneumonia‚ surgery‚ Epstein-Barr virus‚ influenza‚ Hodgkin’s disease‚ mono‚ HIV‚ and rarely rabies or influenza immunizations. This syndrome affects your nerves and may prompt a domino-like effect in other systems in your body. Some complications may include:
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Toxic Shock Syndrome is a syndrome that can occur between both male and females‚ but is more prevalent in females. Also‚ the condition can occur no matter of the age of the patient. This syndrome is considered to be an acute and life-threatening condition with the death rate being for Staphylococcus aureus five to fifteen percent‚ but for Streptococcus pyogenes it increases to a thirty to seventy percent mortality rate (Hirsch‚ 2014). Staphylococcus infections is a form of Toxic Shock Syndrome
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rate‚ adequately resolving these cardiac issues. I managed the patient’s ventilator in intensive care status along with my respiratory therapy team. Unfortunately the patient developed multiple infections‚ hospital acquired‚ including Klebsiella pneumonia infection and
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the fact that it is a very serious infection. Haemophilus influenza type b is the very common cause of bacterial meningitis. Some general and familiar examples of bacterial meningitis are pneumococcal meningitis‚ which is caused by Streptococcus pneumonia‚ meningococcal meningitis is caused by Neisseria meningitides‚ and Haemophilus meningitis is caused by Haemophilus influenza type b. There are two ways that bacteria pass to meninges through
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depending on the infecting serotype‚ they may also cause various other illnesses‚ such as gastroenteritis‚ conjunctivitis‚ cystitis‚ and rash illness. Symptoms of respiratory illness caused by adenovirus infection range from the common cold syndrome to pneumonia‚ croup‚ and bronchitis. Patients with compromised immune systems are especially susceptible to severe complications of adenovirus infection. Acute respiratory disease (ARD)‚ first recognized among military recruits during World War II‚ can be caused
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Running head: COORDINATING CARE 1 Coordinating Care COORDINATING CARE 2 P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17‚ 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure‚ (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen
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Unit 12: P6: Communicable disease Introduction Anthrax is contagious and highly fatal if you have been exposed to it as when it is breathed in through the respiratory tract‚ it enters the lungs it causes internal bleeding‚ swelling and tissue death. History Anthrax has said to have been one of the Egyptian plagues at the time of Moses. And it is said that the ancient Romans have recorded cases of anthrax Anthrax is sometimes used a weapon‚ as it is highly effective. It was used throughout
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the ARIs are attributed specifically to infection with the influenza virus. Similarly to the other study‚ serology was performed on the participants to confirm influenza infection‚ when designated. Other ARIs included types for the common cold‚ pneumonia‚ and acute exacerbations of COPD. Results of this study did not find a difference in the total incidence of all ARIs between the vaccinated and placebo groups; however‚ a statistically significant decrease was noted in the vaccinated group when comparing
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(high blood pressure in the lungs) and cor pulmonale (heart failure that results from lung disease) (Lung Chicago). Smokers are at a greater risk of Osteoporosis due to low Vitamin D levels secondary to steroid treatment. Lung infections such as pneumonia can occur much easier because the damaged lungs decreased ability to rid its self of foreign
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under water where they could not function properly and there would also be more friction from the buildup. E. Cari’s lung compliance would increase from trying to force gases into and out of the alveoli. Those are filled with fluid due to the pneumonia. F. The fluid in Cari’s lungs would lower her total lung capacity by not allowing the space that is taken up by the fluid to be filled with air. G. The elevation in her respiratory rate would alter her minute ventilation by raising it
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