A 32-year-old client recovering from a sickle cell crisis is to be discharged. the nurse says, âyou and all clients with sickle
cell disease are at risk for infection because of your decreased spleen function. for this reason, you will most likely be prescribed an antibiotic before discharge.â which drug does the nurse anticipate the health care provider will request
In this case, the antibiotic drug given to the patient without infection that has increased risk of infection because of decreased spleen function. This action is called prophylaxis antibiotic.
Drug of choice for sickle cell disease prophylaxis is penicillin.
