STREP PHARYNGITIS
NR508 Advanced Pharmacology
Professor: Dr.
By:CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Laura is a 20 year old Caucasian female presenting to the clinic,
complaining of sore throat and cough for the past two days.
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STREP PHARYNGITIS
NR508 Advanced Pharmacology
Professor: Dr.
By:CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Laura is a 20 year old Caucasian female presenting to the clinic,
complaining of sore throat and cough for the past two days. She has had
some hoarseness in her voice over the past few days and subjective sweats,
and also complaining of fever. She has a history of seasonal allergies in the
fall, and takes loratidine only during that season. Beside seasonal allergy
and current strep throat, patient is very healthy.
OBJECTIVE: Height 5’5, weight 145 lbs., blood pressure 121/92, pulse 106,
respiration 17, temperature 102.1.HEENT:Sinuses are nontender. Nares are
normal. Throat is very red. Neck is supple with two lymph nodes on the
right. Cardiac: Regular rate and rhythm, no murmurs. Lungs: clear.
Health history: seasonal allergy
Social history: Non-smoker, no alcohol use
Surgical history: None
Family history: DM, HTN
Culture: Rapid strep is positive (Domino,2019)MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
For most infections in adults, the dose of amoxicillin is 250 mg
every 8 hours, 500 mg every 8 hours, 500 mg every 12 hours
or 875 mg every 12 hours, depending on the type and severity
of infection (Durbin, 2018).
Laura was given a prescription for ibuprofen 500 mg to take as
needed every 8 hours to help with the inflammation and the
fever (Durbin, 2018).
Amoxicillin 500 mg two tablets twice a day for 10 days was
also given to the patient (Durbin, 2018).
Patient was advised to drink plenty of water (Durbin, 2018).
The patient is in full agreement with the above plan and will
contact our office in the next 3-4 days to let us know how she
is doing (Durbin, 2018).MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
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