Portfolio Project 2: Immune Defense

Purpose

This assignment is intended to help you learn to analyze and explain the impact of infection, stress, and disease, and the associated pathological phenomena and details compared to normal physiology.

Overview

Your Patient, Jason McMurty

Jason McMurty, a 29-year-old male, presents with fever, lethargy, and shortness of breath, dyspnea, myalgia, and rhinorrhea. His symptoms started 5 days ago and are continuous and steadily getting worse. He has no significant past medical history, but is under a great deal of stress at his high-pressure sales job.

Action Items

1. Read the scenario above.
2. Reflect and Respond:
3. Part I

• Investigate the different conditions relating to bacterial, viral, and fungal infections that would result in symptoms such as the ones that Jason is experiencing. In your response, choose one condition for each type of infection and then choose the one that is most appropriate. Focus on etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations. Give your rationale and substantiate it with references, including your textbook and a minimum of 3 other credible, scholarly sources.

1. Part II

• Review and respond to the following: Considering that Jason has no significant past medical history, but is under a great deal of stress at his high-pressure sales job. Discuss the impact of chronic stress on the immune system. Describe relevant patient education that should be provided to Jason. Be specific. Give your rationale and substantiate it with references, including your textbook and a minimum of 3 other credible, scholarly sources.