Liam Hayes is a 4-year-old boy, who weighs 40 lbs (18kg) has a sore throat and feels “achy.” Mrs. Evelyn Ross, the child’s grandmother, is taking care of him for the weekend, and she is exasperated! She calls the office of Dr. Alex Tanaka, where you work as a nurse, asking if it was okay that she gave Liam something for pain. What Mrs. Ross found in the cabinet was St. Joseph’s Chewable Aspirin (orange flavor), 81 mg tabs. Liam has taken 3 tablets in the past half hour. Other than saying his throat is sore, and he is “achy” Liam is okay. Grandma says he is not especially sleepy or weak. He is sipping juice and has had some frozen yogurt to soothe his throat. He has not had vomiting or abdominal pain. Past Medical History: Liam is a healthy boy. He was a term vaginal birth. He has received all his vaccinations, except you notice that he has not received this year’s influenza vaccine. Social: Liam lives with his parents who are both working outside of the home. Liam attends preschool 4 of 5 days of the week, and hi
Liam Hayes is a 4-year-old boy, who weighs 40 lbs (18kg) has a sore throat and feels “achy
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