A patient who is taking isoniazid (INH) as part of a two-drug tuberculosis treatment regimen reports tingling of the fingers and toes. The nurse will recommend discussing which treatment with the provider?
a. Adding pyrazinamide
b. Changing to ethambutol
c. Increasing oral fluid intake
d. Taking pyridoxine (B6)
ANS: D
Peripheral neuropathy is an adverse reaction to INH, so pyridoxine is usually given to prevent this. It is not necessary to change medications. Increasing fluids will not help with this.
You might also like to view...
The independent variable is the one that the researcher is interested in explaining
A) True B) False
A researcher is interested in studying lifestyle management in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The researcher contacts the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to determine how to best access this patient population
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are an example of which of the following? a. Accessible population b. Element c. Sample d. Target population
A patient is admitted with signs of a stroke (CVA). On admission, vital signs were blood pressure 128/70, pulse 68, and respirations 20
Two hours later the patient is not awake, has a blood pressure of 170/70, pulse 52, and the left pupil is now slower than the right pupil in reacting to light. These findings suggest which condition? 1. Impending brain death 2. Decreasing intracranial pressure 3. Stabilization of the patient's condition 4. Increasing intracranial pressure
Liability insurance is an important risk-management strategy. Which of the following is true regarding liability insurance? Select all that apply
a. Nurses can have individual coverage or group coverage. b. Liability insurance provides for payment of lawyer fees only. c. Two basic types of insurance coverage are occurrence based and claim based. d. Nurses should never be without coverage e. Employer-sponsored coverage is the most limited type of insurance.