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[Solved] NSG 6435 Week 9 Discussion

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NSG 6435 Week 9 Discussion Week 9 Discussion The discussion forum for week 9 is focused on infectious disease. You are to: Identify differential diagnoses for this patient? Be sure to provide ... your rationale for the selection. 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 on the POC for both hospitalization and post hospitalization? 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 Based on 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? [Show More]

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