Learning Disability Week Case 3 Q1

1 – Oxygen if it’s tolerated. It’s difficult to say how ill she is as we can’t complete the CURB65 score, but given her past medical history and risk of serious illness, admit to medics and start broad spectrum oral antibiotics.

2- We need to consider reasonable adjustments to help us complete a full clinical assessment and start treatment. If C is very distressed and can’t communicate, then sedation would allow us to give oxygen, gain IV access, get bloods, examine her and start antibiotics

3- We need to consider reasonable adjustments to help us complete a full clinical assessment and start treatment. Although C does not communicate with words, we need to find out how to communicate with her and help her tolerate oxygen and a clinical assessment. It’s worth considering whether bloods will change our management. An assessment of capacity needs to be made and if C lacks capacity to decide about her current treatment (despite attempts to help her understand and communicate with us) then we need to consider her best interests

Learning Disability Week Case 3 Q1

Learning Disability Week Case 3 Q1

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