Pathophysiology Case Study 2022

Running head: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CASE STUDY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CASE STUDY
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CASE STUDY1
Answer 1.
Left lower lobe pneumonia results from an incident of microbial infection at the left
lower lobe of the lungs. The infection activates the immune system of the body by activating
the resident macrophages inside the lungs. The macrophages, in turn, trigger an inflammatory
response at the site of infection. The activity of various inflammatory mediators results in the
leakage of the lining capillaries, and thus there is an accumulation of the fluids inside the
lungs (Jain and Bhardwaj, 2019). The phenomenon results in a lung congestion event, which
is responsible for the tachypnea and orthopnea condition in the patient.
Answer 2.
Marie was on vacation prior to acquiring this disease condition. Thus it can be
decided that she had community-acquired pneumonia. The etiology for this type of
pneumonia includes various bacteria, such as Streptococcus sp., Pneumococcus sp.,
Mycoplasma sp., and Haemophilus influenzae; various viruses such as influenza virus,
adenovirus and various others; and some fungus such as Blastomyces, Histoplasma and
Coccidiodes (Jain and Bhardwaj, 2019).
Marrie already has an asthma condition, which normally presents with a symptom of
respiratory distress due to inflammation at the lower respiratory tract. Thus this additional
pneumonia condition in her presents with the risk of severe respiratory distress condition in
her (Sattar and Sharma, 2019).
The patient should be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics to manage the pneumonia
condition in her along with being careful with the fact that her asthma condition does not get
triggered, to avoid the severity of her symptoms. (Postma et al. 2015).
Answer 3.