Assignment information Patient information for case study assignment. Patient In

Assignment
information
Patient
information for case study assignment. Patient Info:
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. The directions for this
assignment are:
Develop a 1- to 2-page case study analysis in which you:
Explain why you think the patient presented the symptoms
described.
Identify the genes that may be associated with the
development of the disease.
Explain the process of immunosuppression and the effect
it has on body systems.