Question

A 15-year-old boy visits his primary care physician's office with fever, headache, and malaise, along with complaints of pain on chewing and pain in the jawline just in front of the ear lobe. The boy asks his mother to leave the exam room for a minute and then tells the nurse that he is also experiencing testicular pain and swelling. The nurse recognizes that this client most likely has which condition?

Answer 1

Answer:

mumps

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the the nurse would most likely recognize that the client has the mumps. This is a contagious disease which is characterized by fever, headaches, tiredness, swelling, and pain around the jawline just in front of the ear lobe. This condition tends to last around 2 weeks and in some cases boys may also develop testicular pain and swelling which is known as orchitis.