A client with cytomegalovirus infection tells the nurse at the clinic that he is starting to have difficulty seeing and his glasses don't seem to be working as they used to. The physician determines that the client is developing CMV retinitis
What medication does the nurse anticipate the client will receive for this? A) Zidovudine (AZT)
B) Fluconazole (Diflucan)
C) Azithromycin (Zithromax)
D) Foscarnet (Foscavir)
D
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The drug foscarnet is used to treat CMV retinitis and is given by controlled IV infusion. Alterations in renal function, fever, nausea, anemia, numbness in the extremities, and diarrhea are the most common adverse effects. AZT is used in antiretroviral therapy to prevent the conversion of HIV to AIDS. Zithromax is an antibiotic and not used to treat CMV retinitis.
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