An 80-Year-Old Woman Is Admitted from a Nursing Home Where

question 26

Multiple Choice

An 80-year-old woman is admitted from a nursing home where she has been sick with a cough and fever for 2 days.She is coughing up thick, rust-colored sputum.The physician prescribed penicillin, but she is not getting any better.What is her most probable diagnosis?

• A)Viral pneumonia
• B)Pneumococcal pneumonia with penicillin-resistant organism
• C)Enterococcal pneumonia with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
• D)S.agalactiae infection

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Definitions:

Temperature Control

The process by which organisms maintain their internal body temperature within certain limits, regardless of environmental conditions.

Thalamus

A critical brain structure that acts as a relay station, directing sensory signals to the appropriate areas of the brain for processing.

Forebrain

The front section of the brain, encompassing the cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, and hypothalamus, plays a crucial role in advanced cognitive and behavioral activities.

Sensory Information

Data received from the environment through the senses like sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, which is then interpreted by the brain.