You see a 70-year-old woman in a walk-in center with a chief complaint of increased urinary frequency and dysuria. Urinalysis reveals pyuria and positive nitrites. She mentions she has a "bit of kidney trouble, not too bad." Recent evaluation of renal status is unavailable. In considering antimicrobial therapy for this patient, you prescribe:

A. nitrofurantoin
B. fosfomycin
C. Ciproflaxacin
D. doxycycline


Answer: C. Ciproflaxacin

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The information, "t = 9.28 (df = 18)" indicates:

a. that it is unlikely there is a significant difference in scores between groups. b. that more than two groups of subjects participated in the study. c. nothing about the statistical significance of the findings. d. that scores for analysis came from independent groups of subjects.

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Nurses working with aggregates would apply the macroeconomic theory because they are concerned with the

a. Factors that determine prices and affect resource allocation b. Positive effect of competitiveness on health care costs c. Supply, demand, and costs of services available to their clients d. Policies to support programs to improve the health of the community

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The canal system that runs through the bone and contains the blood and lymph vessels is called the ____________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Which most accurately describes how disease patterns have changed from 1900 to the present?

A) Morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases have increased. B) Morbidity and mortality from unintentional injuries have decreased. C) Morbidity and mortality from chronic degenerative conditions have decreased. D) Morbidity and mortality from noninfectious diseases have increased.

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