Applications of Pathophysiological and Pharmacotherapeutic Concepts in Clinical Decision Making

ASSESSMENT TASK 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Overview of case study....................................................................................................................1
Applications of pathophysiological concept for justification of clinical decision making.............1
Applications of pharmacotherapeutic concept for explanation of safe medication use..................2
Application of the principles of quality use of medicine concept when describing drug
mechanism of action, adverse effect, benefits, risk using person centred approach.......................3
Justification of coherent decision-making.......................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Pharmacotherapeutic can be defined as a kind of study that helps in understanding safe
and therapeutic uses and effects of drugs (Whitaker & et.al 2017). For a midwifery or nurse, it is
important to understand and have knowledge of therapeutic uses and effects of drugs. So that
patient’s need with regards to medicine requirement can be fulfilled without any kind of side
effect of those drugs. This task will lay emphasis upon a case study of a 35 years old pregnant
women who is having some allergic reactions due to dust allergy. This as will be covering
overview of case study, pathophysiological concept for justification of clinical decision making,
pharmacotherapeutic concept for explanation of safe medication use, principles of quality use of
medicine concept when describing drug mechanism of action, adverse effect, benefits, risk using
person centred approach and justification of decision making.
Overview of case study
This case study is about 35 years old women who is 3 months pregnant. He has various
kinds of allergies such as dust allergy. Recently she complained her Gynaecologist that she is
having running nose, itchy skin, watery eyes. Other than this she was also having mild cough and
muscle aches. When her skin was tested and checked it that, that infection has converted into a
serious skin infection (infection upon ear) due to her serious dust allergy.
Currently she was already taking flucloxacillin medicine other than her pregnancy
medicines. For treatment of these issues: her GP prescribed her pholcodiene, promethazine, and
ibuprofen without any kind of test and further examination. Her GP prescribed her ibuprofen
despite of knowing that it might have some harmful effect upon pregnant women body however,
it was in extremely low quantity and was given as SOS i.e. if having headache only then she
should intake it. But due to its side effect, it started bleeding and she was urgently admitted to
hospital. When administered it was found that she used to take ibuprofen daily as she had a
headache daily which resulted in this severe consequence and was admitted to the hospital.
Applications of pathophysiological concept for justification of clinical decision
making
It is important to understand pathophysiology of allergic reactions and ways in which
these allergies can affect a person. This pathophysiological process of allergic reactions for a
pregnant woman are important to be understood so that biological process of these reactions can
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