MN553 PGU Pharmacotherapeutics Child Acute Respiratory Infection Discussion
Assignment Directions
Discussion: Mr. Smith brings his 4-year-old to your office with chief complaints of right ear pain, sneezing, mild cough, and low-grade fever of 100 degrees for the last 72 hours. Today, the child is alert, cooperative, and well hydrated. You note a mildly erythemic throat with no exudate, both ears mild pink tympanic membrane with good movement, lungs clear. You diagnose an acute upper respiratory infection, probably viral in nature. Mr. Smith is states that the family is planning a trip out of town starting tomorrow and would like an antibiotic just in case.
Create a communication plan for Mr. Smith and/or families for both prescriptive and non-prescriptive drug therapies. Describe what you would tell Mr. Smith and the child. Provide resources that Mr. Smith could access which would provide information concerning your decision.
Assignment Requirements:
***** APA formatted paper of no more than five (5) pages excluding title page and references.With 5 References within the last 5 yrs,
Before finalizing your work, you should:
- Describe the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination process of drugs in the body.
- Discuss the process of a drug reaching steady state concentration in the body.
- Apply the principles of pharmacokinetics to the elderly, pediatrics, and pregnant/nursing women.
- Discuss the principles of pharmacogenomics.
- Approach pharmacotherapeutic treatment of respiratory tract and musculoskeletal dysfunction and inflammatory processes.
- Discuss drug uses, mechanism of action, contraindications and drug interactions, adverse effects, and monitoring parameters of selected drugs.
- be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
- consult the Grading Rubric (under Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
- utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assignment should:
- follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
- be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
- display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
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