Which patient on zidovudine is at the highest risk for developing lactic acidosis?
1. A pregnant adolescent
2. An intravenous drug user
3. A 12-year-old with concomitant asthma
4. A person with type 1 diabetes
Question 2
A patient starting therapy with efavirenz asks about the timing of medication in reference to meals. The nurse should explain that:
1. the drug must be taken within 30 minutes after a meal.
2. it is best to take the drug with a fatty meal.
3. the drug can be taken anytime without regard to meals.
4. the drug should be taken once a day on an empty stomach.