Infectious Diseases in Children NSG 6435 Week 9 discussion
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing
relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial
response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
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.
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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 by the end of the week.
Discussion: Infectious Diseases in Children nsg 6435Using 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
Discussion: Infectious Diseases in Children nsg 6435Physical 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?