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Pediatric Patient Case Studies

This document contains summaries of two patient cases. The first is a 4 year old male admitted for abnormal body movements, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Examination was normal. The second is a 1 year 3 month old female admitted for abdominal distension, fever, cough, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. Examination showed malnutrition. Laboratory tests for both showed signs of urinary tract infection. The male was diagnosed with seizures and the female with severe acute malnutrition and urinary tract infection. Both received intravenous antibiotics.

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Pediatric Patient Case Studies

This document contains summaries of two patient cases. The first is a 4 year old male admitted for abnormal body movements, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Examination was normal. The second is a 1 year 3 month old female admitted for abdominal distension, fever, cough, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. Examination showed malnutrition. Laboratory tests for both showed signs of urinary tract infection. The male was diagnosed with seizures and the female with severe acute malnutrition and urinary tract infection. Both received intravenous antibiotics.

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PORTFOLIO-1

NAME of patient Amanuel Belay

AGE: 4year 4 month

SEX: Male

WARD: pediatric ward

DATE OF ADMITTION: -04/06/15

WEIGHT:14.5kg

HEIGHT:101cm

BED NUMBER:2/3

History Of Present Illness

This is a 4yr and 4-month-old male child. presenting abnormal body movement of one episode
which it was generalized tonic-colonic type , involving both upper and lower extremity
followed by up rolling of eye, dropping of saliva, loss of consciousness. He had a history of one
episode of non- projective vomiting of ingested matter and one episode of watery diarrhea also
had high grade intermittent fever of one day.

Past Medical History

He has history of similar illness as his age of 2 year which was stops by its self.

Past Medication History

Before coming to St peter hospital, he was admitted at near by health center and took
paracetamol

250 mg and he was in oxygen 2liter

Family History

His mother and grandmother have similar illness and presenting

Other NO history of
 Trauma
 Cough
 No yellow or discolored eye or skin

Physical Examination

 HEENT: - Pink conjunctiva, no discoloration of eye, ear or nose.


 LYM: -
 CHEST: - no chest deformity, resonance sound on percussion, no added sound.
 CARDIAC: - S1 and S2 well heard.
 ABD: flat and abdomen moved with respiration, no tenderness.
 GUS: -
 MSS: -
 CNS: -

Allergy: - No allergy

Subjective Data Objective / vital sign

Abnormal body movement P/R: - 117

Fever Spo2: - 94

Vomiting Temperature: - 37

Diarrhea W/T: - 14.7 H/T: - 101 cm

Laboratory finding

Urine analysis

 Physical examination PH= 6.5, Gravity =1.05


 Chemical examination all are negative albumin, glucose, lactose, bilirubin, blood
 Microscopic RBC= 0-4, WBC= 2.5, Epetilial cell few
PORTFOLIO 2

NAME of patient: Hiwot kassay

AGE: 1year 3 month

SEX: Female

WARD: pediatric ward

DATE OF ADDMITION: 12/04/15

WEIGHT: 5kg

HEIGHT:64cm

BED NUMBER:1/3

History Of Present Illness

This is a 1year and 3-month female child was relatively healthy one week back after that she had
abdominal distension with high grade intermittent fever for one day duration. and had four
episodes of yellow watery diarrhea for one day duration also cough of two-day duration, which
was dry non whooping and none barking type. She had fast breathing rate which lasts for two
days. Sha had history of loss of appetite, body swelling on leg after abdominal distension.

Past Medical History

No past medical history. But when she delivered she was very low birth wight of 1kg.

Past Medication History

No medication history

Family History

No familiar history
Other NO history of

 Vomiting
 No yellow or discolored eye or skin

Immunization: - she was immunized according to her age.

Nutrition: - breast feed for 2 months, start formula after 2month and start cow milk after 6
month

Sunlight exposure: - exposed

Developmental history (gross motor) :- cannot sit with out support

Economic status: - 3 people live in one room without separated kitchen and toilet

Anthropometry value

 Wight=5kg
 Hight=64cm
 MUAC=10CM
 WFH=-3
 WFA=2-3
 HFA=-3

Vital sign

 Pulse rate=134
 Respiratory rate=46
 Pso2=99%
 Temperature=38.4
 RBS= 124mg/dl
Investigation

Urine analysis

 Chemical examination Microscopic


 Leukocyte =+1 RBC= 5.7
 Blood= traced WBC=9.12
 Nitrate=positive epithelial cell=many
 Ketone=positive

CBC

 WBC= 6.6
 RBC=4.93
 HGB=12.8
 HCT=38.3
 MCV= 77.7
 Neutrophile=38.2
 Lymphocyte=54.9
 Monocyte=6.4

Assessment / problems
P1= SAM
P2= febrile UTI

TREATMENT
Antibiotic
On the first day ampicillin 50 mg/kg iv QID
Gentamicin 29.5mg/kg iv daily
PCM 125mg suppository PRN
Ceftriaxone 220 mg iv bid

DTP:

pharmaceutical care plan

monitor and evaluation

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