Nursing Invasive Aspergillosis
Using the below listed case scenario you are to create a 1-2 page paper (excluding the title page and reference page). It is important that you review the APA sample paper and APA requirements for writing your paper.A 49-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis comes into the clinic with a chief complaint of a fever. Patient’s current medications include atorvastatin 40 mg at night, methotrexate 10 mg po every Friday morning and prednisone 5 mg po qam. He states that he has had a fever up to 101 degrees F for about a week and admits to chills and sweats. He says he has had more fatigue than usual and reports some chest pain associated with coughing. He admits to having occasional episodes of hemoptysis. He works as a grain inspector at a large farm cooperative. After extensive work-up, the patient was diagnosed with Invasive aspergillosis.Be sure that you are addressing the following points within the body of your paper:Evaluate cellular processes and alterations within cellular processesAnalyze alterations in the immune system that result in disease processesIdentify racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioningEvaluate the impact of patient characteristics on disorders and altered physiology