NSG6005 week 3 D16.docx - 1 Is there any additional...

1. Is there any additional subjective or objective information you need for this
client? Explain.
I would ask Mr. JD if he took any herbal or over the counter medications
recently and if anything, improve the symptoms. I would inquire about smoking
history, past or present medical history. I would ask if he has any wheezing, sore
throat, shortness of breath, headache, dizziness, and ear pain. The most common
reported symptoms for cigarette smoking are cough, followed by throat
irritation, headache, and dizziness (Ruiz, Graff, and Yan, 2015).
2.
Would you treat Mr. JDs cold? Why or why not?
Yes, I would prescribe antibiotics due to the greenish postnasal drainage, swollen and red
turbinates’ and frontal sinus tenderness.
Mr. JD might have a common cold which
may be caused by a virus, that has been complicated by a possible bacterial sinus
infection.
Antibiotics may be indicated for possible bacterial sinus infection.
A common
cold begins to improve after three to five days however, the symptoms of
bacterial sinus infection tend to dwell, lasting longer than 10 days without
improving (Woo and Robinson, 2015). Both symptoms can be treated with
antibiotics.
3. What would you prescribe and for how many days? Include the class of the
medication, mechanism of action, dosage, route, the half-life; how it is metabolized in
and eliminated from the body; and contraindications.