Contact Dermatitis Patient Case
Jason Ferguson is a 15-year-old boy who weighs 110 pounds. Jason is seeking treatment for a very itchy rash consisting of linear streaks of papules, vesicles, as well as blisters on his arms, legs, and face. He tells you he was hiking in the woods two days ago on trails that were lined with patches of shiny weeds that had three leaves. He tried using calamine lotion and over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream but has had no relief from the itching. You have diagnosed him with contact dermatitis.
Diagnosis: Contact Dermatitis (Poison Ivy)
Initial Post
Answer the following questions using APA formatting, integrating three scholarly evidence-based resources to include clinical practice guidelines as well as the course textbook.
List three specific medication-related treatment goals for the patient.
What drug therapy would you prescribe? Write the prescriiption. Provide rationale.
Discuss specific patient education based on the prescribed therapy. Give five to ten individual items that you are going to explain to the patient about the medication, goal of therapy, common side effects, lifestyle modifications, etc.
List a minimum of two major adverse reactions for the selected agent that would cause you to change therapy.
Describe three major drug–drug or drug–food interactions for the selected agent.
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