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Assignment 13.2: Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pheng Cing Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Maryville University This study source was downloaded by 100000850732483 from CourseHero.com on 08-13-2022 04:28:04 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/62413573/Assignment-132-Community-Acquired-Pneumonia-docx/ 1 / 2
SHAWDOWED HEALTH ASSIGNMENT 2
Assignment 13.2: Community Acquired Pneumonia
For this week's assignment, I had taken care of Mrs. Anita Douglas who is a 72-year-old Black woman and came into the clinic with symptoms of Community Acquired Pneumonia. Mrs.Douglas stated that she been having cough, yellow to green nasal mucus discharges, and deep, dull chest pain on the lower right side since three days ago. Her chest pain is worsening when she coughs and with physical exertion. Rust-colored mucus production since two days ago. Mrs.Douglas also reported that she had been a fever since yesterday. She also complained of fatigue and muscle soreness.Mrs. Douglas has a medical history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease stage 2.Mrs. Douglas reported that her father also had hypertension. Mrs. Douglas currently takes 2 milligrams of trandolapril and 180 milligrams of verapamil combination daily and 500 milligrams of chlorothiazide twice a day. Mrs. Douglas also takes 325 milligrams of aspirin for her pain and fever. Instructed Mrs. Douglas to consult with a physician before taking aspirin for pain and fever to reduce adverse outcomes. Mrs. Douglas also takes 1200 milligrams of Calcium and 15 micrograms of Vitamin D.She also tries to eat well, but usually eat pasta or salad and exercise lightly such as ten minute walks 2-3 times per week when she can to decrease her high blood pressure. Instructed Mrs. Douglas on the importance of maintaining regular exercises and proper healthy diet to decrease worsening her blood pressure. Mrs. Douglas had a pneumococcal vaccine approximately twelve years ago and received her flu shot annually. Instructed Mrs. Douglas of importance receiving pneumococcal vaccine every five to ten years after the initial vaccine to protect against the bacteria that are most commonly causing pneumonia. Mrs. Douglas was prescribed a five-day course of doxycycline antibiotics to treat the community acquired This study source was downloaded by 100000850732483 from CourseHero.com on 08-13-2022 04:28:04 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/62413573/Assignment-132-Community-Acquired-Pneumonia-docx/
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