Question

A patient presents to the clinician with a sore throat, fever of 100.7f, and tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy. the clinician suspects strep throat and performs a rapid strep test that is negative. what would the next step be?

Answer 1

Considering the circumstances, the next step is the patient should be instructed to rest and increase fluid intake as the infection is most likely viral and will resolve without antibiotic treatment.