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You have a 76-year-old female patient who has been hospitalized with complications from type 2 diabetes. While in the hospital, she has a sudden on-set of a respiratory infection. You notice that her lips are blue and her breathing is shallow. In addition, she has a fever, chest pain and a productive cough. A) What microbe do you suspect, why? B) How would you treat the patient? C) Define and describe the signs and symptoms of this disease.

Name: you have a 76 year old female patient who has been hospitalized with complications from type 2 diabetes while in the hospital she has a sudden on set of a respiratory infection you notice that her lip
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          You have a 76-year-old female patient who has been hospitalized with complications from type 2 diabetes.  While in the hospital, she has a sudden on-set of a respiratory infection.  You notice that her lips are blue and her breathing is shallow.  In addition, she has a fever, chest pain and a productive cough.
A) What microbe do you suspect, why?
B) How would you treat the patient?
C) Define and describe the signs and symptoms of this disease.

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Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered States

Carol Porth 4th Edition

Chapter 8

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You have a 76-year-old female patient who has been hospitalized with complications from type 2 diabetes. While in the hospital, she has a sudden on-set of a respiratory infection. You notice that her lips are blue and her breathing is shallow. In addition, she has a fever, chest pain and a productive cough. A) What microbe do you suspect, why? B) How would you treat the patient? C) Define and describe the signs and symptoms of this disease.