Question

A child's history of a recurrent sore throat followed by severe knee and ankle pain has resulted in a diagnostic workup and a diagnosis of rheumatic fever. What are the treatment priorities for this child?

Answer 1

Treatment priorities would include running a test to check thyroid hormone levels. The child may also need to have an x-ray to evaluate the physicality of their knee symptoms and check their breathing and heart rate. I would be curious how long the child had these symptoms, and how it effects their emotional wellbeing.

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