A client with a UTI is experiencing dysuria. The nurse would expect which of the following to be prescribed?
A) Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin)
B) Oxybutynin (Ditropan)
C) Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim)
D) Phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
Ans: D
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Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) is a urinary tract analgesic that is useful in treating dysuria caused by a UTI.
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