A nurse is volunteering with a medical team in Southeast Asia. A 35-year-old female presents to the clinic reporting that the village doctors have diagnosed her with malaria. The nurse notes that the woman is febrile, tachypneic, and her eyes have a yellow tint. She reports generalized body aches and weakness. Through a translator, the nurse collects the woman's medical history. She reports feeling ill for about ten days, experiencing several cycles of fever, sweating, and chills that are temporarily relieved before occurring again. The village doctors treated her with a combination of a mosquito paste and an indigenous root, but her symptoms have not improved. The medical team performs serological testing at the clinic and confirms a diagnosis of malaria.
-If pharmacological treatment is not successful,what may be the ultimate cause of death?

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A nurse is volunteering with a medical team in Southeast Asia. A 35-year-old female presents to the clinic reporting that the village doctors have diagnosed her with malaria. The nurse notes that the woman is febrile, tachypneic, and her eyes have a yellow tint. She reports generalized body aches and weakness.  Through a translator, the nurse collects the woman's medical history. She reports feeling ill for about ten days, experiencing several cycles of fever, sweating, and chills that are temporarily relieved before occurring again. The village doctors treated her with a combination of a mosquito paste and an indigenous root, but her symptoms have not improved. The medical team performs serological testing at the clinic and confirms a diagnosis of malaria.
-If pharmacological treatment is not successful,what may be the ultimate cause of death?

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If pharmacological treatment is not successful, the ultimate cause of death in malaria may be multiorgan failure due to the damage caused by the parasite to vital organs such as the liver, spleen, and kidneys. Seizures and respiratory arrest can also occur in severe cases, but multiorgan failure is a more common and likely outcome. Malaremia is not a recognized medical condition.

A Nurse Is Volunteering with a Medical Team in Southeast