What antifungal would be appropriate for the nurse to administer to treat a patient with an oropharyngeal candidiasis?
A) Itraconazole
B) Fluconazole
C) Posaconazole
D) Clotrimazole
D
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Clotrimazole is an effective treatment for oropharyngeal candidiasis (in troche form) or to prevent oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients receiving radiation or chemotherapy. Itraconazole, fluconazole, and posaconazole would not be appropriate for this patient because they do not treat oropharyngeal candidiasis infections.
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