An 18-Month-Old Child Is Seen in the Clinic with a Temperature

question 3

Multiple Choice

An 18-month-old child is seen in the clinic with a temperature of 40°C. The child's parents tell the nurse that the child developed the fever the previous evening and was inconsolable during the night. The provider examines the child and notes a bulging, erythematous tympanic membrane. The nurse will expect to:

• A) ask the parent to return to the clinic in 2 days to see whether antibiotics need to be started.
• B) discuss a referral to an ear, nose, and throat specialist for follow-up treatment.
• C) teach the parent to give analgesics for 3 days while observing for worsening symptoms.
• D) tell the parent to administer amoxicillin at 45 mg/kg/dose twice daily.

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