What clinical manifestations are present in Ms. G and what recommendations would you make for continued treatment?
Clinical manifestations: Ms. G., a 23-year-old diabetic, is admitted to the hospital with a cellulitis of her left lower leg.
She has been applying heating pads to the leg for the last 48 hours, but the leg has become more painful and she has developed chilling.
Subjective Data Complains of pain and heaviness in her leg.
Clinical manifestations: States she cannot bear weight on her leg and has been in bed for 3 days. Lives alone and has not had anyone to help her with meals.
Objective Data Round, yellow-red, 2 cm diameter, 1 cm deep, open wound above medial malleolus with moderate amount of thick yellow drainage Left leg red from knee to ankle Calf measurement on left 3 in > than right
Temperature: 38.9 degrees C
Height: 160 cm;
Weight: 83.7 kg
Laboratory Results WBC 18.3 x 10¹² / L; 80% neutrophils, 12% bands
Wound culture: Staphylococcus aureus Critical Thinking Questions
What clinical manifestations are present in Ms. G and what recommendations would you make for continued treatment? Provide rationale for your r
Clinical manifestations
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