If azithromycin is used to treat for the course of 10 days, and the patient does...
If azithromycin is used to treat for the course of 10 days, and the patient does not improve by the 5th day, what is the reason for this? what action should a nurse take next?
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It should be continued as doctors order .azithromycin course is 7 to 10 days if patient is highly infected it will take time to get improvement.she does not have the right to stop it .when duration comples we can see the change .
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