A 24-year-old male college student was presented at the ESU health clinic. He looked tired and pale. He presented because of a high fever and chest pain. He was afraid he was having a heart attack (a bad week of exams). He was examined immediately by the PA and an EKG strip was run. He had no evidence of acute heart problems. The attending physician visited the patient. He obtained the following history from the past 36 hours. The patient had a tight cough. He had significant muscle aches and pains. He had a bad headache and a fever of 101-103F.

The physician ordered a chest X-ray. It did not show any significant consolidated inflammation suggestive of pneumonia. The patient showed significant nasal drainage and a moderately tight, but productive cough on physical exam. He had a fever of 101F and generally inflamed mucous membranes. A rapid Strep test showed no evidence of Streptococcal infection and his tonsils and adenoids had been removed.

1. What type of infection do you believe he has? what microorganism is causing this disease?

2.  From the complaint and physical examination, which of the symptoms lead you to your choice of agent? how did you come to that conclusion?

3. From the history, which of the information confirmed your choice? What is the treatment for this illness/disease?

4. Which of the following is most likely to follow this infection? How did you come to that solution of the treatment? In other words, why is it that treatment?

Please reference and cite and also keep both studies separated and numbered! And keep the answered questions and explanation together, about a paragraph for each question. thank you!

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Case study 6

A 70-year-old patient with Alzheimer’s disease was brought to the emergency room by the staff of a local nursing home. He presented as lethargic with a sallow complexity. He had an admission temperature of 102.4F and a respiratory rate

of 33/minute. During respiration, the right side of his chest moved better than the left. He showed dense consolidation of the lower lobe of the left lung on physical exam. A sputum sample revealed blood and a greenish color.

A chest x-ray showed tight consolidation of the left lung with evidence of formation of cavities in the lung tissue from cytotoxic damage. The patient complained of chills in the exam room, combined with his fever. A smear of his

sputum demonstrated no acid-fast bacteria.

1. What type of infection do you believe he has? what microorganism is causing this disease?

2.  From complaint and physical examination, which of the symptoms lead you to your choice of agent? how did you come to that conclusion?

3. From the history, which of the information confirmed your choice? What is the treatment for this illness/disease?

4. Which of the following is most likely to follow this infection? How did you come to that solution of the treatment? In other words, why is it that treatment?
Please reference and cite and also keep both studies separated and numbered! And keep the answered questions and explanation together, about a paragraph for each question. thank you!

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is talking with a legislator about the need for a primary care clinic in an underserved area. Which of the following point should the APRN include to gain the legislator’s support? Select all that apply. Access to a regular primary care provider improves chronic disease management Primary care reduces costs related to complications of untreated health conditions. APRNs are educated to provide the same level of care as primary care physicians.

In educating the patient about beginning to take Lithium. the ARNP explains which of the following is related to the need for blood tests. A Your lithium blood levels. thyroid function and kidney status need to be monitored I" as long as you take lithium. When going to have your lithium levels checked, you should have taken your last 1" lithium dose 12 hours earlier. Once your lithium dose has been stabilized you will no longer need to have your I" lithium level monitored unless your dose is changed. r DAand Elon

His assessment is designed to help you explore one course-related topic in-depth; gather academic, peer-reviewed sources related to this topic; explain analyze and synthesize the literature on this topic. Completing the essay will help you achieve the following learning outcomes:

1. Use concepts of religion, society, and culture to describe the nature of human social interactions
2. Outline the sources of both cooperation and conflict in religion.
3. Debate critically the linkages between society and faith.
4. Describe the histories, beliefs, and practices of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

TOPIC: What is the significance of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation in Christian history? What were the consequences and how has that influence later Christianity?