Question CELLULITIS PATIENT DESCRIPTION: PAUL BRANT IS A 45-YEAR-OLD MALE… CELLULITIS PATIENT DESCRIPTION:PAUL BRANT IS A 45-YEAR-OLD MALE THAT HAS ARRIVED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH COMPLAINTS OF PAIN TO HIS RIGHT LEG. THE PAIN STARTED 2 DAYS AGO. THE LEG IS RED AND SWOLLEN. HE REPORTS THAT HE HAD A MOSQUITO BITE ON THE SAME LEG THAT WAS VERY SWOLLEN. HE REPORTS THAT THE PAIN IS INTOLERABLE NOW. THE PATIENT REPORTS THAT HE HAS FELT “SICK” FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. HE REPORTS FEELING WEAK AND NAUSEATED. HE HAS VOMITED SEVERAL TIMES. HE REPORTS CHILLS THAT ARE WORSE AT NIGHT. HE APPEARS PALE AND DIAPHORETIC. HE IS OBVIOUSLY LETHARGIC WHEN YOU ARE ASSESSING HIM. HE IS NORMALLY HEALTHY. Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)