You inspect the placenta after delivery. It has a dense, gra…
You inspect the placenta after delivery. It has a dense, gray/white ring that surrounds the entire outer margin. Fetal vessels stop at this ring. Membranes arise inward toward the umbilical cord, rather than at the edge. You recognize this as a ____________
Read DetailsJ.H. Is two weeks PP. She describes pain in her left breast…
J.H. Is two weeks PP. She describes pain in her left breast, with a fever of 101.2. She says she feels terrible, she is weak, and her head hurts. It is painful to nurse, but she is trying to feed her baby often. She has a PCN allergy. Other antibiotics have not bothered her. First line therapy options for J.H. for the treatment of mastitis (typically staph aureus in most cases) includes all of the following except:
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