- Request received07/05/2024
- Checked & confirmed03/10/2024
- Fundraising03/10/2024
- Treatment provided31/10/2024
- Invoice paid01/11/2024
- Case closed09/12/2024
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Victory K., 1
Report publishedInfections
0
$820
About infections
The baby has severe pneumonia with sepsis, acute kidney injury, accute tosilitis and severe acute malnutrition. undergoing critical management. i. Pneumonia is an infection that affects one or both lungs. It causes the air sacs, or alveoli, of the lungs to fill up with fluid or pus. Bacteria, viruses, or fungi may cause pneumonia. Symptoms can range from mild to serious and may include a cough with or without mucus (a slimy substance), fever, chills, and trouble breathing. How serious your pneumonia is depends on your age, your overall health, and what caused your infection. ii. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome that complicates the course and worsens the outcome in a significant number of hospitalised patients. Accurate and prompt recognition of AKI and better understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the various clinical phenotypes are of great importance to research for effective therapeutic interventions. iii. Accute Tossillitis: - Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat — one tonsil on each side. Signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include swollen tonsils, sore throat, difficulty swallowing and tender lymph nodes on the sides of the neck.
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$820 raised of $820
Consolata Hospital Nkubu
Nkubu, PO Box 205-60200, Meru, Kenya
Background
The child's mother reported that the child had very high fevers, had refused to breast feed and had several episodes of convulsions. She had been ill for some time and the parent did not have any money to take her to the hospital. By the time she was brought to the hospital, Victory's mother seems to have lost all hope that her child will ever survive since her urine output had also reduced.
Medical history
The child's mother reported that her child had extremely high fevers, refused to breastfeed, and experienced multiple episodes of convulsions. The child had been unwell for a while, but the family lacked the financial means to seek medical care. By the time they arrived at the hospital, Victory's mother had seemingly lost hope of her child's survival, as the child's urine output had significantly decreased. What initially began as a simple cough had worsened into a life-threatening condition, slowly draining Victory’s strength. She was diagnosed with sepsis, severe pneumonia, and acute kidney injury. In critical condition upon arrival, she was admitted to the high dependency unit due to her failing kidneys. She was placed on medication and closely monitored until her condition stabilized. After recovering and being deemed out of danger, Victory was discharged from the hospital.
Prognosis
Severe pneumonia with sepsis. Given intravenous fluids of 1/2normal saline, Intravenous antibiotic for 14 days and anticonutrant. Baby was fed with NGT. The treatment will really impact on the child life with currative results leading to child good health. LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS: - A good number of investifgations were caried out because the child was critically very ill/sick. attached: see also the treatment given on the the Download.
