My mom has complained of a sore throat for 8 days, tightness for 5. A rapid strep test done today was negative but she was put on azithromycin. Tonight shes complaining of abdominal pains/tenderness and fever. She has taken Ibuprofen 600mg and Tylenol 650mg for the fever, but is still 101.3. Im a nurse and trying to triage her over the phone, but not sure what to do. Any advice? Thanks
Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidated history. Since you are a nurse and the query is related to your Mother, I would advise you the following:To stop Azithromycin and Ibuprofen as both may cause more problems than the benefits they can have. Better to start with Definite as this helps in both the infections of the abdomen and the throat. Plain paracetamol in appropriate dosage and may be with antispasmodic can help symptomatically. Get the blood, urine and stool tests done.