A 15-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department wi…
A 15-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department with a 10-day history of fever and sore throat. Her symptoms have significantly worsened the past 2 days. Patient states her throat is more sore on the right side. She has difficulty swallowing and opening her mouth because of pain. She has also noticed a change in the quality of her voice over the last day. Her vitals are: temperature 100.8*F, puslse 86/min, respirations are 18/min, blood pressure is 110/75 mmHg, pulse oximetry on room air is 98%. Examination demonstrates anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, oropharyngeal examination shows erythematous tonsils and white exudate of the right tonsillar pillar. The uvual is deviated to the left. Laboratory studies are as follows: Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
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The nurse administers the client’s scheduled dose of insulin lispro (Humalog) as ordered by the healthcare provider at 0800. The meal trays are not delivered at 0800 and are not expected to arrive until 0850. The client’s blood glucose prior to insulin administration was 90 mg/dL. What will be the nurse’s next action?
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A 25 year old female presents with complaints of foul smelling urine, painful urination and pink tinged urine. She is in a monogamous relationship and uses barrier contraceptive method. STI testing was recently completed and was negative. The UA was positive for nitrates and WBCs. What is the first line treatment for her diagnosis?
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