CASE STUDY 1
H. is a 2-week-old infant brought to the emergency department (ED) by his mother, who speaks little English. Her husband is at work. She is young and appears frightened and anxious. Through a translator, Mrs. H reports that J.H. has not been eating, sleeps all the time, and is not normal.
The ED physician orders the following lab work: CBC with differential, blood culture, complete metabolic panel (CMP), urinalysis (UA), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for culture, glucose, protein, cell count (following a lumbar puncture). J.H. is admitted to the medical unit with a diagnosis of rule our (R/O) sepsis and meningitis.
Case Study 2