A 3 month old infant who is extremely lethargic has had a cough, vomiting, and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Assessment reveals
that he responds to pain, has mottled skin color, and a capillary refill time of 4 seconds. He has a blood pressure of 74/60 mm Hg, a pulse of 190 beats/min., and rapid respirations (60 breaths/min) without increased work of breathing. The tachycardia in this infant is most likely due to:
Hypovolemia is a low level of fluid in the body by decrease in the volume of circulation of blood in the body making it difficult for such individual get nutrients and oxygen to the body causing vital organs to be at risk of harm. This could be as a result of dehydration or blood loss from injury also freom difficulty absorbing fluids etc, This condition is more common in babies and they present symptoms of fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, weakness etc.
The effective treatment here is to replace fluids and control blood loss in case of injury. Replacing fluid can be done with rehydration therapy.
Also, the liver can function normally even when about 80% of it is damaged. However, if people continue to drink alcohol, liver damage progresses and may eventually result in death. If people stop drinking, some damage may be reversed. Such people are likely to live longer.
Protein :Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
bile :A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
digestion :The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.
nutrient :A source of the nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
insulin : A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.
