Marie Sumner is a client who was admitted yesterday with a Clostridum difficile infection. The client was seen in the primary care provider’s office last week for a UTI and prescribed oral antibiotics. Two days after completing the course of antibiotics, the client developed severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever, and was sent to the hospital by their primary care provider. In the emergency department, a stool sample was collected and tested positive for Clostridium difficile. The client was admitted, placed on contact isolation, and is being Treated with oral metronidazole. On assessment, the client is amake, alert, and oriented
[Solved]: Marie Sumner is a client who was admitted yesterday…
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