Sagot :
Answer:
- Malaria
- Plasmodium spp
Explanation:
Case: 30 yo woman w/ fever spikes, shaking chills, sweats, nausea, vomiting, fatigue x 5d; began a few days after returning from 3 week mission trip in central Africa; did not take any prophylactic medications;
- PE: normal vitals; dehydrated; otherwise unremarkable
- Labs: CBC anemia; elevated BUN, creatinine, LDH
- Diagnostic Test: ring froms in RBCs