The CXR was consistent with pneumonia and the provider ordered Augmentin \( 750 \mathrm{mg}-125 \mathrm{mg} \) PO BID \( x 7 \) days. This covers the most common causes of pneumonia including Streptococcus pneumeniae. 1. How did the provider order the Augmentin to be taken? 2. What route? 3. How often? Milestone 4 4. What type of pathogen is Streptococcus pneumeniae? 5. Based on its name, what does it look like?

The provider ordered the Augmentin to be taken orally. This means the patient will swallow the medication, which is a common method for delivering antibiotics. It was prescribed to be taken twice a day, known as BID, for a total of 7 days to effectively fight the infection. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium, specifically a gram-positive coccus. Based on its name, you can visualize it as round-shaped cells that tend to form in pairs or chains, resembling a string of beads! It’s known for causing pneumonia and other serious infections, so it's quite the little troublemaker in the microbial world.