Kawasaki Infectious Disease

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Hello follow instruction, APA format at 6 references no older than 5 years old

  • 1) Perform research on the following:

Assessment, diagnostic testing, and management of infectious conditions in a pediatric patient

  • Differential diagnoses for presentation of symptoms involving infectious diseases in pediatric patients
  • After completing your research, consider this scenario:
  • What will be your differential diagnoses for this patient?( I provided you with these 2 differential diagnosis you can come upwith at least 2 more differential diagnosis, define and discuss each of them and say why do you choose them Kawasaki Disease, Rocky mountain fever…..)
  • What specific physical exam findings support these differential diagnoses?
  • Of the differential diagnoses you listed, which would be the most concerning? (Kawasaki Disease is the most concerning for me) Discuss and define
  • What additional diagnostic tests will you recommend for Kawasaki Disease? Why?
  • What would be your focus for caregiver education about Kawasaki Disease?

An eighteen-month-old child, well-known to your practice, presents with a seven-day history of fever ranging from 101 to 104.7 degrees Fahrenheit. On the fourth day of the fever, the emergency department had performed the following tests:

A blood and urine culture

A complete blood count

A comprehensive metabolic panel

The culture reports were found to be negative.

Today, the vitals of the child are the following:

Temperature: 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit

Heart rate: 120 beats/minute

Respiratory rate: 20 breaths/ minute

Blood pressure: 90/40

Physical examination of the child indicates the following positive findings:

Injected conjunctiva

Palmar redness

Magenta-colored lips

Red macula

Excoriating rashes in the diaper area

C. On the basis of the above information, respond to the following:

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Hello follow instruction, APA format at 6 references no older than 5 years old A. 1) Perform research on the following: Assessment, diagnostic testing, and management of infectious conditions in a pediatric patient 1) Differential diagnoses for presentation of symptoms involving infectious diseases in pediatric patients 2) After completing your research, consider this scenario: An eighteen-month-old child, well-known to your practice, presents with a sevenday history of fever ranging from 101 to 104.7 degrees Fahrenheit. On the fourth day of the fever, the emergency department had performed the following tests: A blood and urine culture A complete blood count A comprehensive metabolic panel The culture reports were found to be negative. Today, the vitals of the child are the following: Temperature: 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit Heart rate: 120 beats/minute Respiratory rate: 20 breaths/ minute Blood pressure: 90/40 Physical examination of the child indicates the following positive findings: Injected conjunctiva Palmar redness Magenta-colored lips Red macula Excoriating rashes in the diaper area C. On the basis of the above information, respond to the following: 3) What will be your differential diagnoses for this patient?( I provided you with these 2 differential diagnosis you can come up with at least 2 more differential diagnosis, define and discuss each of them and say why do you choose them Kawasaki Disease, Rocky mountain fever…..) 4) What specific physical exam findings support these differential diagnoses? 5) Of the differential diagnoses you listed, which would be the most concerning? (Kawasaki Disease is the most concerning for me) Discuss and define 6) What additional diagnostic tests will you recommend for Kawasaki Disease? Why? 7) What would be your focus for caregiver education about Kawasaki Disease?
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