Question

Patient A is a 20-year-old and a college sophomore in Morayta who presented to her physician's office with mild jaundice. The patient reports being in good health until a week before, at which time she began having flu-like symptoms of headache, low-grade fever, nausea, loss of appetite, and malaise. She self-treated the fever with acetaminophen. The symptoms persisted. Upon awakening this morning, she noticed that her eyes were yellow. The patient sough consult. Based on the patient history, she is always eating in the nearby canteen without washing her hands and without checking if the food is covered and properly cooked. The patient is also asthmatic.

Questions: a. Based on her past history, travel, and exposure history; what is the most likely diagnosis?

b. Do you think the patient can be advised to be admitted in a health facility? Explain your answer,

c. Would you recommend the patient or the relative of the patient to report the said case to the health department or to the rural health unit? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

A : as the symptoms are severe we can come to diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis the patient will also have jaundice in this condition.

B : yes, we should recommend the patient to admit. Because the symptoms will make the patient week so the patient should be put on fluid.

C : yes, the doctor should advice the patient or relatives to the health department or to rural health unit as the source of the infection should be find out and it should remove. This will help further spread in the society.