Question

You are studying for your NCLEX exams with a group of friends. Each of you presents a case study to the other students in your group. Your friend Sue gives the following information in her case study: the patient is a child, who presents with a high fever (41 oC) and a rash. The parents report that three days prior to the onset of the rash, the child had a runny nose, diarrhea, and conjunctivitis, all of which they thought indicated influenza. The child has not received any of the common recommended vaccines because until recently, he had been receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia that was diagnosed at 9 months.
  

The signs and symptoms of the patient suggest that he has

		candidiasis.
		varicella.
		rubella.
		rubeola.
		shingles.

Answer 1

Answer; Rubeola.

Reason ; In the given case the child had received chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and one of the common side effects that the child can develop after these treatment would be vulnerable to have rubeola and other virus. All the mentioned sign and symptoms especially the high fever, rashes and runny nose, cough and conjunctivitis confirms the child had invaded by measles virus. Therefore the above mentioned condition is the actual one that the child is experiencing.