Question

A 66-year-old male presents the emergency room accompanied by his wife who claims that he has been acting confused. the man is complaining of a sudden onset of severe weakness and malaise and has a dry cough and diarrhea. his temperature is 102.8°f and his blood work indicates his sodium level at 126 meq/l (normal 135-145 meq/l). based on this assessment, the nurse suspects the patient has:

Answer 1

The nurse would suspect that the client has legionella pneumonia as this disease is accompanied by cough, weakness, malaise and diarrhea. This disease occurs because of a bacterium called Legionella, which could be exhibited from freshwater environments. People who are 50 years old and above are at risk for this disease which the 66 year old client has exhibit.