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colton

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Jane presented to the ED with complaints of painful abdominal cramping and diarrhea. She has had about 10 watery stools today. Upon questioning, the ED physician noted that she had just returned from a trip to city in the Midwest that had a recent outbreak of cryptosporidium. Her symptoms mirrored those experienced by those reported in the newspaper, so a stool sample was obtained and was positive for the same protozoan. Jane was at high-risk to contract the disease since she is undergoing immunotherapy for scleroderma.
 
  Dx: Cryptosporidium
 
   First-listed diagnosis: ________
   Second-listed diagnosis: ________
  Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 2

Patient is 22 years old and is seen in the ED complaining of fever, non-productive cough, SOB, weight loss and night sweats. CXR shows pulmonary infiltrates. The patient is HIV positive. Based on the clinical findings and his HIV status, he is diagnosed with pneumocystis jroveci pneumonia. He is admitted for IV antibiotics and steroids.
 
  Dx: Pneumocystis jroveci pneumonia
 
   First-listed diagnosis: ________
   Secondary diagnoses: ________
  Fill in the blank with correct word.



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Answer to Question 1

First-listed diagnosis: ________
Answer: Cryptosporidiosis  A07.2

Second-listed diagnosis: ________
Answer: Scleroderma  M34.9

Answer to Question 2

First-listed diagnosis: ________
Answer: HIV  B20

Secondary diagnoses: ________
Answer: Pneumocystis jroveci pneumonia  B59




colton

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


apple

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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