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The nurse manages care for a patient with HIV/AIDS who has taken protease inhibitors for 18 months. The patient is now diagnosed with active TB. The addition of rifampin as part of the new antituberculosis regimen is:
 
  a. the most effective combination of agents for these two infections.
  b. contraindicated because the rifampin will decrease the effects of the protease inhibitor.
  c. not required because the protease inhibitor will treat both infections.
  d. likely to require a decrease in the protease inhibitor dosage.

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Although most colony-stimulating factors are dosed based on body weight, _______ is dosed at 6 mg, regardless of the size of the patient.
 
  a. filgrastim
  b. pegfilgrastim
  c. darbepoetin
  d. sargramostim


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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