Explain the process of immunosuppression and the effect it has on body systems.
A 49-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis comes into the clinic with a chief complaint of a fever. The patient’s current medications include atorvastatin 40 mg at night, methotrexate 10 mg PO every Friday morning, and prednisone 5 mg PO QAM. He states that he has had a fever up to 101 degrees F for about […]