Treatment for active tuberculosis includes: 1. long-term ...

[Jkov05]

Treatment for active tuberculosis includes:
 
  1. long-term treatment with more than one drug.
  2. the need to develop drug-resistant organisms.
  3. chemoprophylaxis with bacteriostatic medications.
  4. chemotherapy in patients at high risk for developing infection.

Question 2

The LPN/LVN giving primaquine must know this medication is used to treat which of the following conditions:
 
  1. Pneumonia
  2. Cardiac disease
  3. Edema of the legs
  4. Malaria

[aadams68]

Answer to Question 1

1
Antitubercular drugs are classified as primary or secondary agents to describe the way they are used in treating tuberculosis. The combination of drugs helps to slow the development of bac-terial resistance.

Answer to Question 2

4
Primaquine is a drug used in the treatment of malaria (antimalarial).

[Jkov05]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[sultansheikh]

Gracias!