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The patient is a 30 year old male with an active bacterial infection on his right leg attacking his Integumentary system. The patient is from Tanzania, Africa but came back to work in a factory that produces plastic. If he has Cellulitis, it can get bad enough to travel to other organs like the Liver and Kidney and cause failure. If this happens, Edema can form, usually on one half of the body; this is the Urinary system being attacked. The main system being attacked is the Lymphatic system because Cellulitis attacks the lymphatic draining system. For Cellulitis to travel to organs, it had to go through the blood, so the cardiovascular system is also in effect.
II) To test for Cellulitis you would do a physical exam that can reveal redness, swelling, warmth of the skin, swollen glands, or possible drainage, if there is an infection. You would also do a blood culture, complete blood count, and a culture of any fluid or material inside the infected area. We would do a blood test to see if the kidneys or liver are failing, this can be an effect of Cellulitis. The patient received blood tests already, but the blood tests came back negative. The blood pressure of the patient was 90/50, which is significantly low, and is also a symptom of Cellulitis. Cellulitis can also come from edema, which explains why the patient had edema in his right leg.
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Cellulitis is an inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue. We think he got Cellulitis when he was living in Tanzania. Some symptoms of Cellulitis are swelling of the skin, pain and tenderness, swollen glands, and redness of affected area. Cellulitis mostly occurs in the legs. Cellulitis usually only affects one side of the body and the patient only had an infection on his right leg and foot. This explains why the skin was infected on his right leg. Cellulitis is treated very quickly with antibiotic therapy. Cellulitis can also come from edema, which explains why the patient had
I am now reporting to you from the patient’s femoral vein. I am headed north to her right lung. The femoral vein is one of the largest veins in the body. The ride has been smooth so far. I have been seeing many different types of cells go by my submarine window. I just saw an army of white blood cells headed the same way that I am. They most likely are headed towards the bacteria infestation in the right lung. I am also hearing the heart beat; it is making a LUB- DUB sound. I can also hear the blood flow; it is making sort of a swooshing noise. That noise is reminding me of the ocean! The right femoral vein is now turning into the external iliac vein; I am now by the urinary system and reproductive system. This is also known has the pelvic region. As we continue north the eternal iliac vein is now called the common iliac vein. As we continue on, the common iliac vein is now called the inferior vena cava. We are getting closer to the heart! We are in the abdomen of the body. There are diff...
Renal and hepatic function tests include creatinine test, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) test, bilirubin test, and others. Urinalysis includes urine osmolality tests and urine culture tests. The sooner one’s sepsis is diagnosed and managed, the better the chances are one has to survive. There are three identifiable stages of sepsis. The three stages are, in order, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. The stage of sepsis is achieved when an infection enters the bloodstream and enacts inflammatory responses throughout the body. This stage is not as life threatening as the next two stages but should be assessed and treated for as soon as possible. The stage of severe sepsis is achieved when an infection disrupts the flow of blood to the brain or renal organs resulting towards organ failure. There can be an occurrence of gangrene in the arms, legs, fingers, and toes exhibiting tissue death caused by blood clots. If treatment is not given quickly in this stage then septic shock is bound to occur. The stage of septic shock is achieved when the overall blood pressure drops drastically leading to respiratory, cardiac, or organ failure and likely death This stage demands
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Urinary Tract Infection, also known as UTI, occurs in two common locations, the bladder and kidneys. The kidneys are important organs that aid in filtering out waste products from blood and maintaining water distribution throughout the body. The waste products are filtered out via bladder, which is the reason of the bladder being the second site for the infection. A normal human being has two kidneys, one on left and right side, a bean shaped organ, and is located at the back of the abdomen. “Each kidney is about 11.5 cm long, 5-7.5 cm broad, 5 cm thick, and weight about 150 grams” (HealthInfoNet, Paragraph 2). Furthermore, a bacterium named Escherichia coli lives in both the kidneys and the GI tract. E. coli is part of the human body and produces
Batten disease or Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCL) is nervous system disorder that is inherited. There is a few different age categories related to such disease but it usually manifests itself in childhood. Although Batten disease is the juvenile form of NCL, most doctors use the same term to describe all forms of NCL. Batten disease or NCL may be recognized by parents or doctors that notice a child begin to develop vision problems or seizures. In some cases the early signs are subtle, taking the form of personality and behavior changes, delayed speech, slow learning, clumsiness or stumbling.
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On admission, a complete physical assessment was performed along with a blood and metabolic panel. The assessment revealed many positive and negative findings. J.P. was positive for dyspnea and a productive cough. She also was positive for dysuria and hematuria, but negative for flank pain. After close examination of her integumentary and musculoskeletal system, the examiner discovered a shiny firm shin on the right lower extremity with +2 edema complemented by severe pain. A set of baseline vitals were also performed revealing a blood pressure of 124/80, pulse of 87 beats per minute, oxygen saturation of 99%, temperature of 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit, and respiration of 12 breaths per minute. The blood and metabolic panel exposed several abnormal labs. A red blood cell count of 3.99, white blood cell count of 22.5, hemoglobin of 10.9, hematocrit of 33.7%, sodium level of 13, potassium level of 3.1, carbon dioxide level of 10, creatinine level of 3.24, glucose level of 200, and a BUN level of 33 were the abnormal labs.
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Patient comes in with a complaint of chronic right lower extremity pain due to a surgery that he had back in 2011. He apparently does have hardware in the proximal tibial area and apparently, this has been chronically infected. He is supposed to have this hardware removed by his orthopedic surgeon but he got incarcerated prior to having that done. He is also following with infectious disease. He states he has had an infection in there for at least 2-3 years and currently is on Bactrim suppression therapy. He also has some acne on his face that he would like to try Cleocin for which has worked well in the past. Otherwise, his pain has been his biggest issue. He understands that we cannot prescribe narcotics but he states that
The most noticeable signs of lymphedema of the affected limb or body area include swelling on part of or all of the limb or area, a heavy feeling, tightness, difficulty moving or bending the hand, wrist, foot, or ankle, achiness, recurring skin infections, fatigue, and thickening and hardening of the skin. Swelling for lymphedema ranges from non-visible, people can see slight swelling with a heavy feeling; reversible, swelling at the distal end of the extremity and it reduces upon elevation; irreversible, fibrosis is present with thickening and one extremity is bigger than the other; and severe, limbs become abnormally larger than the rest of the body. In the course of cancer treatments lymphedema might not occur until months or years later. People with this condition are more at risk for developing cellulitis, lymphangitis, or edema may worsen over time. If left untreated cellulitis can lead to septicemia, abscesses, ulcerations, and/or
4. Analysis A 55- year-old female at VA admitted to TLC for rehabilitation after her heart endocarditis surgery (tricuspid valve). Pt reported developed edema after surgery due to prolong staying at bed. Currently pt conditions is edematous on her lower bilateral extremity and cellulitis
A picture of an infected leg (right) The normal human leg is located on the left. Gangrene deposits appear on the kneecap.
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