Essays on Respiratory Tract Infection

Introduction

Antibiotics are a class of drugs that are mostly used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Uncountable bacteria live in various parts the human body. These include the gut, skin, mouth and throats (Gelband et. al, 2015). Some of these bacteria are harmless. However, there are others that are pathogenic (disease causing) and can cause infections. These infections are known as bacterial infections and doctors prescribe antibiotics as mode of treatment. Antibiotics were introduced in 1940 and since then they have been significant to modern medicine. The core role of antibiotics was to treat infections caused by bacteria. However, ...

One medication that is advertised and promoted online is Zithromax, as promoted in Walmart and where more detailed information is accessible in NetDoctor . It is a drug identified to be used for upper respiratory tract infections . The generic name of Zithromax is Azithromycin and the NetDoctor official website provides comprehensive information which includes how the drug works; what is it specifically used for; how should it be taken; some warning information; how should it be used with caution; what aspects should the drug not to be specifically used in; label warnings; side effects; how this particular drug affects other medicines ...

INTERVENTION- Daily administration of low dose aspirin, low dose heparin, nutritional management , control of hypertension in the patient and administration of antibiotics to prevent upper respiratory tract infection from occuring. Rationale- Studies have revealed that prophylactic administration of low dose aspirin is highly effective and safe in preventing the development of respiratory problems from pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis by the patient (Br J Anaesth 2001; 87: 608–24). Daily administration of 75mg aspirin will prevent the formation of clots in the circulation. Also, the daily administration of low dose heparin to the patient has been said ...