
Concept explainers
(1)
To determine:
The type of patient’s history that should be considered; and its importance.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 40-year-old female belonging to Cambodia was admitted to the hospital with fatigue, constipation, weight loss, abdominal pain, and abdominal swelling. Before the onset of symptoms, the woman was healthy along with her close relatives. Laboratory testing indicated signs of liver dysfunction, prompting a CT scan. Multiple hepatic lesions and inflammation of the bile ducts were evident. Stool samples examined over several successive days revealed the presence of numerous eggs.
(2)
To determine:
The way in which the parasite causing the woman’s illness can be confirmed.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 40-year-old female belonging to Cambodia was admitted to the hospital with fatigue, constipation, weight loss, abdominal pain, and abdominal swelling. Before the onset of symptoms, the woman was healthy along with her close relatives. Laboratory testing indicated signs of liver dysfunction, prompting a CT scan. Multiple hepatic lesions and inflammation of the bile ducts were evident. Stool samples examined over several successive days revealed the presence of numerous eggs.
(3)
To determine:
The treatment for this condition.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 40-year-old female belonging to Cambodia was admitted to the hospital with fatigue, constipation, weight loss, abdominal pain, and abdominal swelling. Before the onset of symptoms, the woman was healthy along with her close relatives. Laboratory testing indicated signs of liver dysfunction, prompting a CT scan. Multiple hepatic lesions and inflammation of the bile ducts were evident. Stool samples examined over several successive days revealed the presence of numerous eggs.
(4)
To determine:
The preventive measures that could have kept this woman disease free.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 40-year-old female belonging to Cambodia was admitted to the hospital with fatigue, constipation, weight loss, abdominal pain, and abdominal swelling. Before the onset of symptoms, the woman was healthy along with her close relatives. Laboratory testing indicated signs of liver dysfunction, prompting a CT scan. Multiple hepatic lesions and inflammation of the bile ducts were evident. Stool samples examined over several successive days revealed the presence of numerous eggs.
(5)
To determine:
If this woman’s close relatives are at a risk of contracting the disease from her.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 40-year-old female belonging to Cambodia was admitted to the hospital with fatigue, constipation, weight loss, abdominal pain, and abdominal swelling. Before the onset of symptoms, the woman was healthy along with her close relatives. Laboratory testing indicated signs of liver dysfunction, prompting a CT scan. Multiple hepatic lesions and inflammation of the bile ducts were evident. Stool samples examined over several successive days revealed the presence of numerous eggs.

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