Question

A 35-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a suspected viral infection. What is the best method of determining whether or not it is a viral infection?

Perform a test on the patient's blood to look for viral antibodies.

Look for potential ways the patient may have contracted the infection.

Review the patient's symptoms to look for a severe immune response.

Treat with an antiviral drug to see if the patient improves

Answer 1

We would probably look for viral antibodies, in the person's blood.

It's kind of like when we test for AIDS. That's a viral disease.

What we do is we look at the person's blood.
If we see antibodies that match up to the HIV,
then we know that the person is HIV positive, and will probably develop AIDS sooner or later.

Answer 2

she should be right

sometimes like doctors we experiment by signs and symptoms as in the 3rd response then we experiment by treating with anti viral drugs like Dr House to see if the patient improves and if we do not see an improvement or see the side effects of the drugs then we ll go in for another diagnosis

this method is more like experimenting on the patient and only meant for the very brave.

i hope to one day be able to do my diagnosis like that instead of fearing death that much and not having the courage to speculate as a doctor which is what most doctors do and get lucky.

i would speculate and try to know as much anatomy,physio,and pathology so i can do that.

like @InYourHead that should be the most accurate and right answer to go with.

Answer 3

@InYourHead should be right atleast 50%+ right

Answer 4

Who is "she"?

Answer 5

you of course sorry a little unproffessional wont repeat itself

Answer 6

I would tell you that I'm actually a "he," and not a "she."

But this is amusing.

Answer 7

What does that mean?

Answer 8

we dont believe in the accuracy like in maths

Answer 9

Sorry, you've lost me here.

Answer 10

strange things always come up like horse shoe kidneys

sometimes floating kidneys


sorry 2+2 is never 4
that just means that in medicine you can never be very sure but yet you still have to come out with answers

Answer 11

Kidneys. Okay.

Answer 12

kidneys ok what of 2+2 is never 4 it can be 5,3 not 4 not ok

Answer 13

Sorry, I don't mean to offend you, but I really do not understand a word of what you're trying to say.

Answer 14

funny you didnt mean to but you did

this is amusing

Answer 15

It's true. I have no idea what it is that you're trying to communicate with me here.

Answer 16

it is nothing ,

think of it as a philosophy doctors share that is

there is NO RIGHT ANSWER but always AN ANSWER CLOSE TO THE RIGHT ANSWER

DO YOU GET IT NOW

3 IS CLOSE TO 4

5 IS CLOSE TO 4

BUT IN MEDICINE 2+2 CAN NEVER BE 4

IT CAN BE 5 , IT CAN BE 3 BUT NOT EXACTLY 4

Answer 17

So what do kidneys have to do with this?

Answer 18

i was giving examples of certain circumstances in medicine that support this philosophy

i wasnt talking about kidneys on their own

you know kidneys they are in you

Answer 19

Yes I know what kidneys are.

I just didn't understand the example, because it didn't really have anything to do with the question.

The question was about viral diseases.

Answer 20

Anyway, why can't there ever be a right answer?

Answer 21

you guys are funny xD lol

Answer 22

I'm like 2 years late in responding to this but what she's trying to say is medicine isn't perfect!!! lol