A patient has been admitted with endocarditis. The patient asks the nurse how the physician knows what medicines to order to kill the bacteria
The nurse knows that to find the most appropriate antibiotic treatment what test would be the most helpful?
A) Ultrasound of the heart
B) Blood cultures
C) ABG
D) CBC
Ans: B
Feedback: To help determine the causative organisms and the most effective antibiotic treatment for the patient, blood cultures are taken. CBC can help establish the degree and stage of infection. An ultrasound of the heart and an ABG will not tell what the causative organism of the endocarditis is.
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