A patient has been taking antitubercular therapy for 3 months. ...

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A patient has been taking antitubercular therapy for 3 months. The nurse will assess for what findings that indicate a therapeutic response to the drug therapy?
 
  a. The chronic cough is gone.
  b. There are two consecutive negative purified protein derivative (PPD) results over 2 months.
  c. There is increased tolerance to the medication therapy, and there are fewer reports of adverse effects.
  d. There is a decrease in symptoms of tuberculosis along with improved chest x-rays and sputum cultures.

Question 2

A patient who has been taking isoniazid (INH)
 
  has a new prescription for pyridoxine. She is wondering why she needs this medication. The nurse explains that pyridoxine is often given concurrently with the isoniazid to prevent which condition?
  a. Hair loss
  b. Renal failure
  c. Peripheral neuropathy
  d. Heart failure

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

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