Pediatric Case Studies With Answers -

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PEDIATRIC CASE STUDY
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PEDIATRIC CASE STUDY1
Answer 1.
Nocturnal polyuria and a rapid weight loss are a significant symptom of mainly two
disease conditions, the first one is diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus (Lu, 2017).
Diabetes insipidus can be described as a disease condition that results from the impaired
function of the kidneys and there no imbalance of blood glucose level that can be found in the
blood of these individuals. However, diabetes mellitus condition is closely associated with a
high level of glucose in blood of an individual (Lu, 2017). The seven year old girl, who were
presented in this case scenario can be considered to have the diabetes mellitus condition and
not diabetes insipidus, since her blood glucose level was higher than normal range.
Answer 2.
There are many laboratory assessments along with the clinical manifestations are to
be considered before diagnosing the hyperglycaemia condition in a child. The frequent urge
to pee (polyuria) along with an increased thirst are considered to be most common clinical
manifestations in the children with diabetes condition or hyperglycaemia condition (Mouri &
Badireddy, 2019). The laboratory test are expected to suggest a high blood glucose level in
the patients. The laboratory tests focused on discovering ketone levels in the blood are also
taken into consideration, during the diagnostic evaluations (Mouri & Badireddy, 2019). Thus
in this case study the girl can be considered to have a hyperglycaemia condition, considering
she had a nocturnal polyuria condition along with high serum glucose level and 1+ ketone in
her serum.
Answer 3.
One of the main acute complication associated with the hyperglycaemia condition in
the children is the diabetic ketoacidosis (Gosmanov, Gosmanova & Kitabchi, 2018). This is
an acute condition that results in a significant decrease in the pH of the blood, which makes