Report for Case
Introduction
Hansen and Jessen explain that Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease that attack lung and other sensitive tissues of the body (Hansen and Jessen 17). It is mostly common in warm and arid areas in some parts of the US. The symptoms of Coccidioidomycosis are fatigue, coughing, chest pain, especially during the morning times. Mostly, an individual who smokes and uses other forms of drugs is prone to this kind of infection. In addition, Coccidioidomycosis is characterized by frequent headache and high fever during the summer.
The results after Tommy Atkins was subjected to x-rays in determining the fate of his chest indicated that he had pulmonary modules in the chest. Further, this is an indication that his chest had some toxins that created a barrier for a carbon dioxide outlet when breathing. This could have been attributed by the smoking habit of Tommy Atkins. Using cigarette and any other form of drug that is a threat to pulmonary canal, it results in the chest pain due to breakage of its lining. The results of blood tests displayed the amount of red blood cells in the blood of Tommy Atkins as 38%. This means that the overall amount of blood contained 38 % of the red blood cells. However, the recommended hematocrit in a human body should be around 25%. Thus, Atkins had the required number of cells of the blood. Red blood cells help in the transportation of oxygen from one tissue to another. Therefore, Tommy Atkins had more than enough of red blood cells in the body.
Discussion
I also agree with Zainab and Mohammed that Tommy Atkins had the symptoms of Coccidioidomycosis. The symptoms projected after the test, he had over half of the established Coccidioidomycosis symptoms. However, the results of his blood test (Hematocrit: 38%) is not a symptom of Coccidioidomycosis
Works Cited
Hansen, Jacob, and Vagn Rønnov-Jessen. Whole Body Hematocrit: Large Vessel Hematocrit Ratio in Hypertension. Acta Medica Scandinavica 183.1-6 (2009): 17-24. Print.
