Transcript Blue Child

Blue Child
Julie Maldonado
Denise Flores
David Hernandez
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Does she have allergies?
Is she taking any new medications?
Is there a family history of similar symptoms?
Have you introduced anything new to her environment?
– ie. Pets, plants, chemical cleaners.
• Does she have asthma?
• Has she been around smoke or other air born pathogens?
• At her school are there similar symptoms in other
children?
• Has she traveled lately? If so where?
• How long has she had this?
Hypothesis
From the information provided in this case study
we hypothesis that Marcy Black has Pneumonia.
• Possible Diagnoses
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Pneumonia
Pertussis
Bronchitis
Asthma
Viral Flu/ Common Cold
Allergies
TB
Experimentation
• X-ray
• Culture
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– Nose and throat mucus
samples
CBC
Blood Gas Test
Spirometry
Tuberculin skin test
Electrocardiogram
RAST & skin test/ prick
test
Conclusion
In order to support our differential,
pneumonia, we would have to run a series
of tests such as, x-rays, prepare a culture
of the mucus produced while coughing,
and a CBC. If all tests return positive then
we were correct for supporting
pneumonia.
Works Cited
• American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Blood Gases. 8 February 2006.
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<http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html>
Cleveland Clinic Department of Patient Education and Health Information. Allergy
Overview. 8 February 2006. < http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/healthinfo/docs/1900/1948.asp?index=8610>
Heritage, John. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections. 8 February 2006.
<http://www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/mbiology/ug/ugteach/dental/tutorials/lungs/cases.ht
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MedlinePlus. Pneumonia. 8 February 2006.
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000145.htm>
Morgan, David M.D. CBC from 43 M admitted with possible pneumonia. 8 February
2006.
<http://www.macmed.ttuhsc.edu/Morgan/periperalsmear/pages/newpage25.htm>
Nemours Foundations. Infections Whooping Cough (Pertussis). 8 February 2006.
<http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/whooping_cough.html>
Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Pneumonia. 8 February 2006.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia>