The nurse is providing patient education about the administration ...

[Kikoku]

The nurse is providing patient education about the administration of ritonavir (Norvir). What statement by the patient demonstrates understanding of the teaching?
 
  a. I can take my medicine with my coffee.
  b. I should take my medicine with a glass of milk.
  c. I may take my medication with water but on an empty stomach.
  d. I may take my medication with a very low-fat meal.

Question 2

After starting an antiviral protease inhibitor, a patient with HIV telephones the nurse, complaining, I'm so hungry and thirsty all the time I'm urinating 10 or 12 times a day. The nurse recognizes these findings to be consistent with
 
  a. pancreatic infiltration by HIV.
  b. allergic reaction.
  c. nonadherence to the antiviral regimen.
  d. hyperglycemia.

[mistyjohnson]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
To maximize absorption, the medication should be administered with water but on an empty stomach.
The medication should not be taken with coffee, milk, or any meal.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Protease inhibitors have been associated with hyperglycemia, new-onset diabetes, abrupt exacerbation of existing diabetes, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
These symptoms are not consistent with pancreatic infiltration or an allergic reaction.
No evidence indicates that the patient is noncompliant.

[Kikoku]

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[mistyjohnson]

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