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A nurse is admitting a child to the hospital with a diagnosis of giardiasis. Which medication should the nurse expect to be prescribed?
 
  a. Metronidazole (Flagyl)
  b. Amoxicillin clavulanate (Augmentin)
  c. Clarithromycin (Biaxin)
  d. Prednisone (Orapred)

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A 3-month-old infant dies shortly after arrival to the emergency department. The infant has subdural and retinal hemorrhages but no external signs of trauma. The nurse should suspect:
 
  a. unintentional injury.
  b. shaken-baby syndrome.
  c. sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
  d. congenital neurologic problem.


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jesse.fleming

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The drugs of choice for treatment of giardiasis are metronidazole (Flagyl), tinidazole (Tindamax), and nitazoxanide (Alinia). These are classified as antifungals. Amoxicillin and clarithromycin are antibiotics that treat bacterial infections. Prednisone is a steroid and is used as an anti-inflammatory medication.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Shaken-baby syndrome causes internal bleeding but may have no external signs. Unintentional injury would not cause these injuries. SIDS and congenital neurologic problems would not appear this way.


mmm

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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