Women’s And Men’s Health Week 6 Discussion
A 14-year-old female is brought to the urgent care by her mother, who states that the girl has had an abnormal number of bruises and “funny looking red splotches” on her legs. These bruises were first noticed about 2 weeks ago and are not related to trauma. PMH not remarkable and she takes no medications. The mother does state the girl is recovering from a “bad case of mono” and was on bedrest at home for the past 3 weeks. The girl noticed that her gums were slightly bleeding when she brushed her teeth that morning.
Labs at urgent care demonstrated normal hgb and hct with normal WBC differential. Platelet count of 100,000/mm3 was the only abnormal finding. The staff also noticed that the venipuncture site oozed for a few minutes after pressure was released. The doctor at urgent care referred the patient and her mother to the ED for a complete work-up of the low platelet count, including a peripheral blood smear for suspected immune thrombocytopenia purpura.
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:
The factors that affect fertility (STDs).
Why inflammatory markers rise in STD/PID.
Why prostatitis and infection happens. Also explain the causes of systemic reaction.
Why a patient would need a splenectomy after a diagnosis of ITP.
Anemia and the different kinds of anemia (i.e., micro and macrocytic).
Week 6 Discussion on Women’s And Men’s Health
Week 6 Discussion on Women’s And Men’s Health
A 14-year-old girl is taken to the emergency room by her mother, who claims the kid has an unusual number of bruises and “strange looking red splotches” on her legs. These bruises appeared about two weeks ago and are unrelated to any incident. She has a low PMH and does not use any drugs. The girl is suffering from a “severe case of mono” and has been on bedrest at home for the past three weeks, according to her mother. When the girl brushed her teeth that morning, she saw that her gums were slightly bleeding.
Labs at urgent care demonstrated normal hgb and hct with normal WBC differential. Platelet count
