Hives look like welts and can itch, sting or burn. They vary in size and sometimes join together. They may appear on any part of you and last anywhere from minutes to days. Causes include extreme temperatures, infections like strep throat, and allergies to medications, foods, and food addit...
the painful, blistering shingles rash can damage your eyes and cause long-term pain called postherpetic neuralgia. If you get this rash, you can also infect others with chickenpox. The two-dose Shingrix vaccine is recommended to prevent
If I’d had the chance to get this done as a child or teen, I would have preferred it. So many years of strep throat and tonsillitis episodes have been rough, but it’s never been frequent enough to warrant surgery. If you ever get a peritonsillar abscess, get those tonsils out AS...
Q 4 h, should be adequate for strains with a penicillin MIC of ≤8 mg/L; adjust dose for renal impairment; ceftriaxone 1 g i.v. or i.m. Q 12 h or cefotaxime 2 g i.v. Q 6 h, should be adequate for strains with n MIC of ≤8 mg/L. New formulation of amoxicillin/clavulanate...
nursing interventions: obtain baseline vitals, ekg, and electrolytes before administering first dose. asses apical pu;se for 1 MINUTE. hold and notify MD if less than 60 BPM*; monitor potassium levels: 3.5-5 (low potassium increases risk of toxicity)**, decreased renal function leads to toxici...
Azithromycin is given as a single 1-gram dose. Amoxicillin 500 mg orally TID for 7 days is an acceptable alternative if the patient is unable to take azithromycin. This patient should be screened for other STIs now, and all STIs again before delivery. The patient should be advised to ...
But my throat, too? My throat? No, no, no thank you. If my neverending throat pain is a CP thing, that means I am likely stuck with feeling like I have strep throat for the rest of my life. There, I have written it down now. It only took me about seven months. Also in May...