Chapter 6, Problem 34R

Discuss the nutritional needs for a patient with sepsis

D. is a 10-month-old boy is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at a children’s hospital from a fire station. The mother brought the boy in after he fell on the edge of a coffee table, splitting his lip. Unable to stop the bleeding after 20 minutes, the mother drove to a nearby fire station for help. The boy appears pale, with some bruising noted on his extremities. He is afebrile and does not appear acutely ill. Lab work shows a platelet count of 150,000, with normal bleeding and prothrombin time. Select a potential diagnosis for P.D. and describe the pathophysiology of that diagnosis. How does the pathophysiology explain P.D.’s physical exam and lab findings?

Explain why a young child taking prednisone(glucocorticoid) for chronic kidney inflammationis at high risk for infection and might needprophylactic antibiotics.

Part I – SymptomsCallie was 26 years old when she opened a bakery called “Callie’s Cupcakes” in downtown San Francisco with herf ancé, Jeremy. Despite the competitive market, her business was booming; everyone loved the clever recipes and thetrendy atmosphere. Between running their fast-growing business and planning for their wedding, Callie hadn’t beenable to keep to her usual eight hours of sleep a night. Although she had always lived a very healthy lifestyle, exercisingdaily and eating healthy, she just hadn’t been feeling herself lately. She was tired all the time, had dif culty breathing,felt stressed, coughed up sputum, consistently ran a low-grade fever, and had lost weight as her appetite decreased.None of these symptoms alone had been particularly alarming so she had put of seeing her physician for a few weeks.Questions1. What are Callie’s symptoms? List all that were mentioned.2. Based on the symptoms presented, what are three possible respiratory infectious diseases Callie…