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Haya94

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A 75-year-old patient taking levofloxacin (Levaquin) reports all of the following new problems. For which problem do you advise the patient to stop taking the drug immediately and notify the prescriber?
 
  a. Having to get up at night to urinate
  b. Swelling and pain in the right wrist
  c. Feeling the heart pound after drinking coffee
  d. Feeling light-headed when changing positions rapidly

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A patient taking ciprofloxacin (Cipro) reports pain and burning on urination. What is your best action?
 
  a. Notify the prescriber that the patient's urinary tract infection is not responding to the drug.
  b. Remind the patient that the pain is related to the body eliminating the infectious bacteria.
  c. Instruct the patient to drink a full glass of water with each drug dose and increase fluids.
  d. Ask the patient whether blood or pus is also present in the urine.


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chevyboi1976

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

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


Haya94

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

AngeliqueG

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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