Schizophrenia Case Study Essay

This clinical case describes A 12 year old female was brought into the hospital two days, after being at a sleep over. She was brought in with classical symptoms of food poisoning. The patient had a temperature of 102.3 F, her potsassium level was 3.0 mmol/L, and her bicarbonate serum level was 20 mEq/L. Having reported eating a potato salad that was left out over night she began to experience symptoms such as mild fever, severe abdominal cramping, dehydration, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. No other diseases or special medical history was noted. Vaccine history was noted as up to date. After being having a physical examination, a blood test, stool culture, and other diagnostic tests done the doctor confirmed she had food poisoning. The patient was given a treatment plan that entailed rest, replacement of fluids, and a food diet of bland non fatty foods for the first days home.

2. Rabies

She had stated that her and her husband were jogging one night and came across a stray cat. She said she wasn’t bitten, but the cat did lick her. It is noted that she got the cut from doing yard work earlier in the day but forgot to clean it. She was presented with symptoms such as headache, agitation, insomnia, confusion, excessive salvation, and vomiting. It was noted that she has a medical history of high blood pressure. Vaccine history was noted as up to date. Several tests including samples of saliva, serum, spinal fluid, and skin biopsies of hair follicles at the ankle were conducted to confirm that it was in fact rabies. The patients treatment plan included a series of rabies vaccines given as injections over the course of 14