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xroflmao

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A nurse is administering dalfopristin/quinupristin (Synercid) to a hospitalized patient. What are the most likely indications for these drugs? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Urinary tract infection (UTI) with E. coli
  b. Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium
  c. Pneumococcal infection in a patient with hepatic failure
  d. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
  e. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus or S. epidermidis

Question 2

A nurse suspects that a patient is not compliant with pilocarpine for open-angle glaucoma. Which finding would support this assumption?
 
  a. Constricted pupils
  b. Dilated pupils
  c. Intraocular pressure of 15
  d. Intraocular pressure of 10


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

B, E
The indications for treatment with dalfopristin/quinupristin are vancomycin-resistant E. faecium and methicillin-resistant S. aureus or S. epidermidis.
UTI and PUD are not indications for treatment with dalfopristin/quinupristin.
A patient with hepatic failure should not receive this medication because it has hepatotoxic ef-fects.

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
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