(1)
To determine:
If a diagnosis can be made from this information; and the diagnosis itself
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 20-year-old soldier who served Iraq reports to his local administrative hospital about a several large painless sores on his head and face. Some of the ulcers had healed leaving scars. A sample taken from a lesion showed the presence of flagellated protozoa under the microscope.
(2)
To determine:
The treatment that the medic should order.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 20-year-old soldier who served Iraq reports to his local administrative hospital about a several large painless sores on his head and face. Some of the ulcers had healed leaving scars. A sample taken from a lesion showed the presence of flagellated protozoa under the microscope.
(3)
To determine:
The way in which the soldier became infected.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 20-year-old soldier who served Iraq reports to his local administrative hospital about a several large painless sores on his head and face. Some of the ulcers had healed leaving scars. A sample taken from a lesion showed the presence of flagellated protozoa under the microscope.
(4)
To determine:
The preventive measures against this disease.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 20-year-old soldier who served Iraq reports to his local administrative hospital about a several large painless sores on his head and face. Some of the ulcers had healed leaving scars. A sample taken from a lesion showed the presence of flagellated protozoa under the microscope.
(5)
To determine:
The reason why the soldier’s body could not fight off the
Case summary:
In the given scenario, a 20-year-old soldier who served Iraq reports to his local administrative hospital about a several large painless sores on his head and face. Some of the ulcers had healed leaving scars. A sample taken from a lesion showed the presence of flagellated protozoa under the microscope.
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