Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Fem. 56 years old with a history of diabetes II, hypertension, obese starts 5 days ago with a dry cough, fever, intense muscle pain, headache, with respiratory distress since the day before, for which she went to the consultation. No smoking. No vaccines against Covid19.
Physical ex: symmetrical chest, lungs with slight decrease in vesicular murmur and bilateral crackles. FC: 102, FR: 32, Sat.O2 86
a) Possible diagnoses.
b) Pathogens to consider
c) Corresponding studies
d) Specific treatments
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