Case History:You are an EMT-P and arrive at the home of a 28 year old male. He is conscious and rational and is in a great deal of pain. He is seated on a chair and is leaning forward. He tells you " my stomach hurts" and I have pain in my chest. You ask him to lift his shirt so you can examine his abdominal region. Immediately you notice a red blistering rash across his stomach and he is sweating profusely. You begin to touch his stomach area and notice he is burning up with fever. The system related to his stomach hurting would be *
the digestive
the endocrine
the integumentary
the circulatory

Ms. w, a 21-year-old woman, came into a clinic after suffering a deep laceration on her foot while walking barefoot around her yard. the wound was cleaned, sutured, and bandaged, and she was released to return home after receiving tetanus antitoxoid. within 72 hours, the wound area was red and swollen, the suture line was dark in color, and it was accompanied by severe throbbing pain. ms. w had a high fever, her heart felt like it was racing, and she was finding it hard to concentraten even on simple tasks. she returned to the clinic and was immediately taken to the hospital. following lab tests, a diagnosis of acute necrotizing fasciitis was made. discussion questions 1. explain why ms. w. received a tetanus antitoxoid before leaving the hospital. (see chapters 3 and 4, infection and passive immunity.) 2. explain how acute necrotizing fasciitis developed in this case and the pathophysiology involved. (see acute necrotizing fasciitis.) 3. what is the potential outcome for ms. w if antibiotic drugs do not reduce the infection quickly?