daz

and is the last one appendisitis??

and the last one an intentinal infection??

Ok guys... for the 1st senerio is it a rib fracture?????

hmmm i still cant et it.... can some please help?

see thats what i gotta doo,.,,, find the dx and then explain what i'm gonna do..... i just cant figure out the dx out thats why i'm just asking for help *cries* sorry i was just asking for help but i guess not *runs away*

if they were that easy i would nt be posting this... i've been searching 4ever and sure its prob easy for u cuz u are older and have more knowledge on this stuff... i'm new, i'm trying to learn and i'm gone through my books and all i wanted was to see what diseases they are and i am doing the rest on my own (describing the disease and ect) sorry!

senerio 2: ms. wolfer has been admitted to emergency because she is in acute respiratory distress. Earilier in the day she was playing softball and was hit in the chest by a wild pitch. She presents with markedly diminished to absent breath sounds on the left side, and her distress in increasing rapidly. Her nailbeds and lips are blue. You notice that her trachea has shifted oiff the midline toward the right. scerario 3: markie jones is a 7 year oild boy admitted through emergency becayse of bilateral rales, ascites, and ankel edemia. His history reveals that he recently had a severe streptococcal throat infection. His urine contains considerable protein and is brownish in color. The onset was sudden Scerario 4: mildred is a 32 year old women complaining of constant severe cramping pain in her RLQ that started 2 months ago. Her stools are frequent and occasionally bloody. She has lost about 7kg in the past two months and has frequently had pyrexia. She has been bvery tired and listless Any ideas??? thanks in advanced... i'm just stunned! *giggles*

thanks for solving that syptom thing i posted.... i was wondering if u would be interested in more senerios?? i'm sooo stuck *giggleS*

ok that sounds right!! =) are u up for another one???

ok i'll do it an easy way i'll type up the situation hehehe... heres the 1st one... the list of sypmtoms: - mr tom is a 66 year old white male. His WHR is 1.5. he has been DX with Type 2 diabetes and hpertenstion, for which he is taking oral medications. He has been unable to sleep for 3 consecutive nights because he awakens with "feeling i cant get enough air". his sking color is blueish and he occasionally coughs up pinkish sputum. He denies any swelling of his ankles. He states that he has been eating a lot of candy lately to help him stay awake. Do u guys know any ideas what disease/illness he could be having???

ok heres the addy instead http://www.geocities.com/savage_frost/page1.jpg and http://www.geocities.com/savage_frost/page2.jpg is that better?

Ok i'm doing this assignemtn and i really need help identifying what diseases these are...... i scanned the paper... [This message has been edited by Daz (edited February 21, 2001).]