A patient about to start systemic antifungal therapy has a white blood cell (WBC) count of 3200 cells/mm3. Which antifungal drug must be avoided for this patient?
a. Fluconazole (Diflucan)
b. Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
c. Micafungin (Mycamine)
d. Terbinafine (Lamisil)
Question 2
A patient taking ketoconazole (Nizoral) for the last 2 weeks has all of the following blood laboratory test values. Which value should you report to the prescriber immediately?
a. White blood cell count (WBC) 10,500 cells/mm3
b. Lactate dehydrogenase 880 IU/L
c. Potassium 3.6 mEq/L
d. Hematocrit 32