M1Assgn.docx NUR 6501 Week 2 Case Study Invasive Aspergillosis Walden University NUR 6

M1Assgn.docx  NUR 6501  Week 2 Case Study Invasive Aspergillosis  Walden University  NUR 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology  Week 2 Case Study Invasive Aspergillosis  Scenario  A 49-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis comes into the clinic with a chief complaint of a fever. The patients current medications include atorvastatin 40 mg at night, methotrexate 10 mg po every Friday morning, and prednisone 5 mg po q am.  He states that he has had a fever up to 101 degrees F for about a week and admits to chills and sweats.  He says he has had more fatigue than usual and reports some chest pain associated with coughing.  He  admits to having occasional episodes of hemoptysis.  He works as a grain inspector at a large farm cooperative. After an extensive workup, the patient was diagnosed with Invasive aspergillosis.  Background  Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) is an opportunistic infection caused by Aspergillus