PILAR COLLEGE OF ZAMBOANGA CITY, INC. R.T. Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City Tertiary Education Department Nursing Program ACTIVITY SHEET FOR NCM 112: Tonsillitis Reflection Paper Group Number: Year & Section: Jarawi, Annaluiza H. BSN 3A Date: November 29, 2022 Activity No: 2 Rating: __________________ Remarks: __________________ Instructions: Using a valid source (newspaper, internet, etc.) get the weekly statistics of Tonsillitis in the last 3 months of the country assigned to your group. Make a bar graph. Study the trend. Place the information in the box on the left and write a reflection/ analysis using the box on the right. Give recommendations. Limit your answers to 10 statements. You may use a separate sheet as necessary. Avoid erasures. Write the names of the members at the back of this paper. In the country of Nigeria, a study was conducted to the patients who were diagnosed with Microscopic of cultured organisms among patients tonsillitis with the prevalence of 12.7 %. Tonsillitis is a throat ailment characterized by 30 tonsil inflammation caused by various infections. It is also known as palatine tonsils, a type 25 of lymphoid tissue found in the lateral wall of the oropharynx. They contribute to the immune system, which defends the body from numerous illnesses that may invade the upper Percentage % 20 aerodigestive tract. In this study, there were over 93 patients who were examined on what 15 type of bacteria causes their tonsillitis. Out of 93 patients, 41 of them has inflamed tonsils 10 but no bacteria were found. For the remaining 52 patient with tonsillitis, 19 of them were isolated by the bacteria staphylococcus aureus and 14 with streptococcus species. 7 patients 5 were infected by the bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa and 6 of them was infected by 0 Streptococcus species Staphylococcus Klebsiella species Proteus species species E.coli Microscopic, culture and sensitivity Series 2 P. aeruginosa No growth proteus species. 4 patient was infected by klebsiella species and 2 with E. coli bacteria. In my perspective, if we suspected that we have tonsillitis, it is better to have a consultation with a doctor to prevent it from getting worse and to receive a right treatment for cure. Reference/Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.surgery.20200901.03.html
