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gbarreiro

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A 25-year-old female patient reports urinary frequency with pain on urination, flank pain, fever, and chills. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as characteristic of which condition?
 
  a. Cystitis
  b. Dysuria
  c. Pyelonephritis
  d. Urethritis

Question 2

A patient who is taking acyclovir (Zovirax) to treat an oral HSV-1 infection asks the nurse why oral care is so important. The nurse will tell the patient that meticulous oral care helps to
 
  a. minimize transmission of disease.
  b. prevent gingival hyperplasia.
  c. reduce viral resistance to the drug.
  d. shorten the duration of drug therapy.


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Hikerman221

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

ANS: C
These are symptoms of pyelonephritis, characterized by fever, dysuria, flank pain, and urinary frequency.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Good oral care can prevent gingival hyperplasia in patients with HSV-1.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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