A patient positive for syphilis is allergic to penicillin and is ...

[Tirant22]

A patient positive for syphilis is allergic to penicillin and is being treated with tetracycline for 28 days. The healthcare provider orders tetracycline 500 mg to be taken every six hours. The prescription is filled with 250 mg tablets.
 
  How many tablets should the patient take every day to achieve the ordered dosing?

Question 2

A teenage female patient tells the nurse that she has been sexually active with her boyfriend for two months. For which sexually transmitted infection should this patient be assessed?
 
  1. genital herpes
  2. human papillomavirus
  3. condyloma acuminatum
  4. chlamydia

[irishcancer18]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 8

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI in the United States, affecting more than 2.8 million people each year (CDC, 2014a). Of that number, more than half of reported cases occurred in women ages 15 to 25 years. While the incubation period is from 1 to 3 weeks, chlamydia may be present for months or years without producing noticeable symptoms in women. HPV may be considered but chlamydia would be the priority. If genital herpes were present, the patient would have reported painful herpetic lesions. If condyloma were present, the patient would have reported cauliflower-shaped lesions that appear on moist skin surfaces such as the vagina or anus.