Patient X was rushed to a nearby hospital in Tuguegarao City after experiencing severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, marked change in temperature going from fever to hypothermia, restlessness, cold, clammy skin, and rapid, weak pulse. In addition, Patient X noted that she experienced high bouts of fever during the first week but has subsided. Small red spots or purple splotches can be seen on her skin, and she tested positive on the tourniquet test. According to her travel history, she recently visited Aklan and Negros Occidental Kindly answer all the following questions: 1. Which of her symptoms indicate early signs of shock? Which of her symptoms point to hemorrhagic manifestations? 2. Enumerate laboratory methods that can be used to diagnose the disease or detect the virus. 3. How is the disease treated and controlled/prevented?
Patient X was rushed to a nearby hospital in Tuguegarao City after experiencing severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, marked change in temperature going from fever to hypothermia, restlessness, cold, clammy skin, and rapid, weak pulse. In addition, Patient X noted that she experienced high bouts of fever during the first week but has subsided. Small red spots or purple splotches can be seen on her skin, and she tested positive on the tourniquet test. According to her travel history, she recently visited Aklan and Negros Occidental
Kindly answer all the following questions:
1. Which of her symptoms indicate early signs of shock? Which of her symptoms point to hemorrhagic manifestations?
2. Enumerate laboratory methods that can be used to diagnose the disease or detect the virus.
3. How is the disease treated and controlled/prevented?
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