Question

“The illness is eating at me, but I am fighting it off by taking a cold medicine for my hot fever” What might this mean? If you were a health care worker and a patient said this to you, how might you respond?

Answer 1

The sentence describes that the patient is in severe discomfort or withering out due to the illness.The healthcare professionals has provided medication which are most commonly available or used medication for cold and this medication is used to treat a very high grade fever too.The patient is in a dilemma of how this medication will work and how the illness will be cured.

The best way to respond is by informing that the line of treatment is almost same for both with a fine line of difference in both treatment. The medication which is given for cold will be a combination drug for treating the high grade fever too.Reassuring the patient is essential and making patient understand the right treatment is given to them and not to get confused.