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Coya19@aol.com · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A patient has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and will soon begin first-line drug treatment. How will rifampin most likely be administered to this patient by the nurse?

A) Orally, with food
B) Orally, on an empty stomach
C) Intramuscularly
D) Intravenously, as bolus

Question 2

A patient is recovering from a stroke and has developed severe muscle contractions. Which of the following medications will inhibit the release of calcium in skeletal muscle cells?

A) Dantrolene sodium (Dantrium)
B) Baclofen (Lioresal)
C) Carisoprodol (Soma)
D) Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)

mochi09 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Rifampin should be taken on an empty stomach, either 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. IV administration is possible, but this takes place as a three-hour infusion, not as a bolus. Rifampin is not administered IM.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Dantrium relieves spasticity by inhibiting the release of calcium in skeletal muscle cells. Lioresal, Soma, and Flexeril act centrally.