A woman exhibits a thick, white, lumpy, cottage cheese–like discharge with patches on her labia and in her vagina. She complains of intense itching. The nurse practitioner would order which of the following preparations for treatment?
a. Miconazole
b. Zidovudine
c. Azithromycin
d. Acyclovir
ANS: A
Candidiasis (yeast infection) is characterized by itching and burning on urination, inflammation of vulva and vagina, and "cottage cheese" appearance to discharge. An appropriate treatment is miconazole. Zidovudine is prescribed for human immunodeficiency virus, azithromycin for Chlamydia, and acyclovir for herpes simplex virus.
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