4-7Thinking It Through Mr. Fiacco is complaining of an irritation on his left ar

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4-7Thinking It Through

Mr. Fiacco is complaining of an irritation on his left arm where he had been applying a cream prescribed by the provider. You know that Mr. Fiacco has a skin condition and he was given a prescription for a cream he was to apply to his left arm q.d. for 10 days. You examine Mr. Fiacco's arm and note that the skin condition is gone, but now there is a red, irritated-looking area. You check the instructions on the prescription packaging and it says to apply the cream four times a day.

Is the patient applying the cream as originally intended?

Is there a reason for the newly reddened area on his left arm?

What does q.d. mean?

What is the abbreviation for four times a day?

Why do you think this problem occurred?

What should you do to correct the problem?

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According to the Chegg guidelines I'll answer the first four subparts of questions when more than four are posted. Do not give thumbs down.

1) The patient is not applying the cream as originally intended. 2) It is a side effect of the cream that led to the reddened area in his left arm because of higher concentrations were used.

3) Q. D means everyday. It should be written daily rather than Q.D.

4) Abbreviation for the four times a day is q. i. d.

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