Medication Study

The medical process involves examining different aspects that will ensure the validity of the intervention and diagnosis of the patient. There are usually more than one option or way that can be used to deal with or handle a medical problem with the availability of different medications depending on the patient overview, which includes the age and medical history. The purpose of this assignment is to focus on the medication dextromethorphan by concentrating on a case study of a 68-year-old woman presenting symptoms associated with fever and fatigue. The assignment will further demonstrate the recommended dosing and guidelines, side effects, and the contraindication of dextromethorphan and discusses the interventions for the administration monitoring and effectiveness of the medication and indicates the medication teaching plan, which includes the learning needs and educational goals.  In this exercise, the patient is a 68-year-old woman who presented signs of fatigue and cough; the patient has a 6-day history of fever. Her medical condition began with a mild cough and a dry throat, and the cough became productive with green-yellow sputum. She does not have a shortness of breath or any chest pains but says that her cough is challenging to control, causing her a lot of distress. Her medical history shows that the patient had a tonsillectomy as a child and currently has medically supervised hypertension.  The patient does not have any known drug allergies, and she is using Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg…