If the patient does have rabies, what evidence-based treatment plan would you prescribe? Include non-pharmacological, pharmacological, and patient education in your plan.

RABIES

For your initial post, you will answer a series of questions regarding a presented case

Case:

A 35-year-old man is jogging in his neighborhood and runs past a house where the family dog is leashed to a fence. He gets too close and the dog bites him on the leg. He seeks care from his family physician who wonders about the need for rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP).

Answer the following questions:

1. What diagnostics need to be done to determine if the patient has rabies?

2. If the patient does have rabies, what evidence-based treatment plan would you prescribe? Include non-pharmacological, pharmacological, and patient education in your plan.

3. Explain appropriate follow up and possible referral needed.