Women’s and Men’s Health/Infections and Hematologic Systems.
Women’s and Men’s Health/Infections and Hematologic Systems, Part I
CASE STUDY
HH is a 68 yo M who has been admitted to the medical ward with community-acquired pneumonia for the past 3 days. His PMH is significant for COPD, HTN, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. He remains on empiric antibiotics, which include ceftriaxone 1 g IV qday (day 3) and azithromycin 500 mg IV qday (day 3). Since admission, his clinical status has improved, with decreased oxygen requirements. He is not tolerating a diet at this time with complaints of nausea and vomiting. Ht: 5’8” Wt: 89 kg Allergies: Penicillin (rash)
Required Reading.
Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2021). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (2nd ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
· Chapter 46, “Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs” (pp. 364–371)
· Chapter 47, “Drugs for Deficiency Anemias” (pp. 389–396)
· Chapter 50, “Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications” (pp. 425–436)
· Chapter 51, “Birth Control” (pp. 437–446)
· Chapter 52, “Androgens” (pp. 447–453)
· Chapter 53, “Male Sexual Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia” (pp. 454–466)
· Chapter 70, “Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy” (pp. 651–661)
· Chapter 71, “Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins” (pp. 662–668)
· Chapter 75, “Sulfonamides Antibiotics and Trimethoprim” (pp. 688–694)
· Chapter 76, “Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections” (pp. 695–699)
· Chapter 78, “Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs” (pp. 711–714)
· Chapter 79, “Antifungal Agents” (pp. 715–722)
· Chapter 80, “Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections” (pp. 723–743)
· Chapter 82, “Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases” (pp. 763–770)
Discussion: Women’s and Men’s Health, Infectious Disease, and Hematologic Disorders
