A child who was visiting a wooded area on vacation presents to the doctor's office with a localized bull's-eye rash.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) Advise parents that treatment depends on laboratory results.
B) Assess for cardiac and neurological involvement.
C) Facilitate admission to a nearby hospital.
D) Teach the parents about cefuroxime (Ceftin).

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This child may have early Lyme disease,which is treated presumptively with Ceftin prior to obtaining laboratory results.By the time carditis and neurological involvement occur,the rash has generalized.Admission is not warranted.

A Child Who Was Visiting a Wooded Area on Vacation