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Pharyngitis - Coggle Diagram
Pharyngitis
Signs and symptoms
Difficulty in swallowing
Fever
Dry throat
Slight to severe pain
Malaise
Nursing intervention
Discourage patient from smoking
Administer prescribed antibiotics and analgesics
Encourage patient to gargle with warm saline
Educate patient on cough technique
Diagnostic tests
Throat Culture
Physical examination
Blood tests
Causes
Viral and bacterial infections
Common cold
Pathophysiology
Invasion of the pharyngeal mucosa by bacteria causes protease to facilitate tissue invasion thus causing inflammation
Nursing diagnosis
Imbalanced nutrition as a result of difficulty in swallowing verbalized by the patient