Acute Viral Infection

Acute Viral Infection The writer presented a nice discussion. The case study used was of a 20 year old college girl with symptoms of flu. It had been noticed before her case that there was an outbreak of flu like symptoms. Hence, there are high chances that she contracted the symptoms from other students.

The presented objective and subjective data from her assessment is critical in determining her diagnosis.

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6512 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION RESPONSE A It is clear that the patient suffers from an upper respiratory tract infection. The most common ones are often caused by bacteria and viruses (Allan & Arroll, 2014).

The differential diagnosis provided include acute sinusitis, acute viral infection, viral pharyngitis, streptococcal pharyngitis, influenza, and infectious mononucleosis. All these infections cause upper respiratory symptoms, including coughing, voice hoarseness, and sore throats. They also cause a fever and a headache. The symptoms vary slightly among the conditions (Ball, Dains, Flynn, Solomon, Stewart, 2015).

The most probable condition in the case is an acute viral infection. This is because the infection is highly contagious, produces similar symptoms, and resolves on its own without treatment. The most unlikely condition is infectious mononucleosis. Despite being highly contagious, it produces more severe symptoms (Balfour, Dunmire, & Hogquist, 2015).

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References Allan, G. M., & Arroll, B. (2014). Prevention and treatment of the common cold: making sense of the evidence. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186(3), 190–199. http://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121442 Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., Stewart, R. W. (2015). Seidel's guide to physical examination (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Balfour, H. H., Dunmire, S. K., & Hogquist, K. A. (2015). Infectious mononucleosis. Clinical & Translational Immunology, 4(2), e33–. http://doi.org/10.1038/cti.2015.1