While examining a client, the primary health-care provider finds that the client has symptoms that include cough, fever, and sore throat, and general malaise. Physical assessment findings include mucus production and rhonchi. Which treatment should the primary health-care provider administer to the client?

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The combination of cough, fever, sore throat, and mucus production suggests a respiratory infection. Rhonchi indicate airway obstruction, which could be caused by bronchospasm. Antibiotics may be necessary to treat a bacterial infection, and a bronchodilator can relieve bronchospasm.

While Examining a Client, the Primary Health-Care Provider Finds That