The nurse notes that a patient with AIDS is prescribed trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim). For which opportunistic infection should the nurse realize that is this medication indicated?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Cytomegalovirus retinitis
c. Mycobacterium avium complex
d. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
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ANS: D
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) is indicated for the treatment of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. A. Pyrazinamide, isoniazid (Laniazid, and ethambutol (Myambutol) are indicated in the treatment of tuberculosis. B. Ganciclovir (Cytovene) is indicated in the treatment of Cytomegalovirus retinitis. C. Azithromycin, clarithromycin, ethambutol are indicated in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex.
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The nurse has placed her sterile gloved hands below her waist. Her hands are now considered:
a. sterile. b. aseptic. c. non-sterile. d. free of disease-causing organisms.
A 51-year-old woman who was born congenitally blind and deaf is able to distinguish individuals by light touch of the individual's face. Which of the following components of the woman's skin innervation likely contributes the most to this ability?
A) Ruffini corpuscles B) Meissner corpuscles C) Pacinian corpuscles D) Nociceptors
A 35-year-old woman who has been in recovery from alcoholism for 2 years presents at her primary care physician's office with chronic hip pain
She reports that as part of her commitment to her recovery, she began exercising regularly about a year earlier. After a month or two, her hip began to hurt when she ran on the treadmill. She stretches, has had a physical trainer check her form to ensure that it is correct, and rests adequately between each workout. Six months ago, the pain began waking her at night, and now it is constant. She is not aware of any injury to her hip and has no other outward symptoms. Which of the following is most likely to be the cause of her pain? A) Hematogenous osteomyelitis B) Osteomyelitis with vascular insufficiency C) Tuberculosis of the bone D) Osteonecrosis
The nurse recognizes that children who have congenital abnormalities, malignancies, gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, or central nervous system (CNS) anomalies are grouped into a special category called:
a. very dependent children. b. children requiring special education. c. children with special needs. d. children requiring long-term care.