NURS 6501 Pathophysiology
Please find your Week Ten Case Study noted below:
Scenario 4: 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.
Assignment (1- to 2-page case study analysis)
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided,
explain the following:
NURS 6501 Pathophysiology
