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sabina

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What is the drug of choice for the patient with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia?
 
  a. Ampicillin
  b. Doxycycline
  c. Erythromycin
  d. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Question 2

What might be indicated by failure of the patient's temperature to normalize 4 or 5 days after the start of antibiotic therapy? 1. A closed-space infection 2. Drug fever 3. A missed pathogen
 
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3


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carlsona147

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the drug of choice for P. jiroveci pneumonia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Failure of the patient's temperature to normalize within 4 or 5 days suggests the following possi-bilities: a missed pathogen, a metastatic or closed-space infection (e.g., empyema), drug fever, or the presence of an obstructing endobronchial lesion.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 16, 2018
No problemo


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