The nurse knows that antimalarial drugs are used to treat patients with infections caused by which protozoans
A. Plasmodium spp.
B. Candida albicans
C. Pneumocystis jirovecii
D. Mycobacterioum tuberculosis
Ans: A. Plasmodium spp.
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A) Hypothermia B) Anaphylaxis C) Infection D) Malignant hyperthermia
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1. Oral contraceptive pills 2. Caffeine 3. NSAIDs 4. Aspirin
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