Assignment: Pharmacotherapy for Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders

 
The scenario presents patient HL with the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea due to Prednisone. The patient also has a history of drug abuse and possible signs of Hepatitis C. The history of drug abuse could also be the reason that is causing malfunction in the body, which leads to vomiting and nausea (Asrani et al., 2019). The paper determines the three differential diagnoses and explains the pharmacological way to treat them.

Diagnosis
Despite the absence of a physical and comprehensive examination, the available symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting can be used to diagnose the patient. Based on the presented symptom, the primary patient diagnosis is acute gastroenteritis. Acute gastroenteritis is caused by parasitic, direct viral, and bacterial (Amjad, 2020). In this case, the stomach and intestine suffer inflammation and irritation due to bacteria inflammation leading to food contamination (Amjad, 2020). Acute gastroenteritis can be spread by drinking contaminated beverages or foods (Amjad, 2020).

The patient history of drug abuse can help diagnose the patient to suffer from acute hepatitis C flare-up. Hepatitis C causes liver infection caused by a virus (Axley et al., 2018). Therefore, a patient history of drug abuse gives room for a high rate of contracting hepatitis C. The symptoms associated with a patient with Hepatitis C flare-up include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (Axley et al., 2018). The patient could also be diagnosed with a hepatobiliary disease caused by bacterial, virus, or alcohol consumption. The symptom is abdomi

nal pain, nausea or vomiting, fatigue, and loss of appetite (Axley et al., 2018). However, HL suffered from Hepatitis C flare-up and acute gastroenteritis based on the symptom presented.