Reference no: EM133483387
Scenario 1: A 16-year-old boy comes to clinic with chief complaint of sore throat for 3 days. Denies fever or chills. PMH negative for recurrent colds influenza, ear infections or pneumonias. NKDA or food allergies. Physical exam reveals temp of 99.6 F, pulse 78 and regular with respirations of 18.
HEENT normal with exception of reddened posterior pharynx with white exudate on tonsils that are enlarged to 3+. Positive anterior and posterior cervical adenopathy. Rapid strep test performed in office was positive. His HCP wrote a prescription for amoxicillin 500 mg po q 12 hours × 10 day disp #20. He took the first capsule when he got home and immediately complained of swelling of his tongue and lips, difficulty breathing with audit wheezing. 911 was called and he was taken to the hospital, where he received emergency treatment for his allergic reaction.
I will specifically looking for content following each subject headings within your week 1 assignment.
- The Role Genetics Plays in the Disease
- Presenting Specific Symptoms
- The Physiologic Response to the Stimulus and why the Response Occurred
- The Cells Involved in this Process
- How Another Characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) Would Change the Response.