Assignment

answers the 6 questions corresponding on primary care medication management. Provide responses and rationales. Support rationales with high level evidence. (See Post Expectations)

  1. Your patient calls and is worried because his antihistamine has not taken away the hives he broke out with today. What do you tell him?
  2. Your patient works at a garden nursery and has seasonal allergies. Which antihistamine do you recommend while working, Benadryl or Claritin?
  3. A patient presents at the clinic with s/s of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which vaccine may be associated with this condition?
  4. A patient is diagnosed with Scabies, she asks if an OTC medication like RID will work. What is your response?
  5. The patient is allergic to Sulfa drugs, how will this affect the medication choice for Herpes?
  6. You are considering prescribing Penicillin for your patient, what is extremely important to assess first and why?

Expectations

Initial Post:

  • Due: 05/25/21, 11:59 pm PT
  • Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
  • Citations: At least three high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years