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A surgical nurse is picking up a patient from the ICU for surgery and notes the recent use of theophylline in the patient's chart. The nurse will question the use of which of the following drugs during surgery?
 
  A) Etomidate (Amidate)
  B) Thiopental (Pentothal)
  C) Ketamine (Ketalar)
  D) Remifentanil (Ultiva)

Question 2

A nurse who provides care in diverse settings is aware that ciprofloxacin in among the more commonly-prescribed antibiotics.
 
  In which of the following patients would the use of oral or parenteral ciprofloxacin require caution or be contraindicated? (Select all that apply.)
  A) A 13-year-old boy who developed cellulitis (tissue infection) several days after scraping his elbow
  B) A 71-year-old woman with a respiratory infection who takes warfarin because of her history of atrial fibrillation
  C) An obese, 60-year-old man who has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of pneumonia
  D) A 22-year-old female college student who has tested positive for gonorrhea
  E) A 68-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes who has developed an infection in her left knee joint


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bblaney

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

C

Answer to Question 2

A, B, E


OSWALD

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
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