The nurse describes a typical course of therapy to a patient newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Which description is the most accurate?
a. "The course of therapy generally lasts 1 year. Four drugs are required during that period."
b. "Most patients require 4 full months of therapy, followed by 1 year of weekly tuberculin skin tests."
c. "The four-drug regimen should last for 4 weeks. If the radiograph is normal, the medications are discontinued."
d. "The entire course should take 6 months; the first 2 months with four drugs, and the last 4 months with two drugs."
D
The most accurate description for the course of therapy for a newly diagnosed patient is that the entire course should take 6 months; the first 2 months with 4 drugs, and the last 4 months with 2 drugs.
Therapy does not take a year or 4 full months.
Therapy takes longer than 4 weeks.
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