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karlynnae

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A patient who has chronic liver disease reports contact with a person who has tuberculosis (TB). The nurse will counsel this patient to contact the provider to discuss
 
  a. a chest x-ray.
  b. a TB skin test.
  c. liver function tests (LFTs).
  d. prophylactic antitubercular drugs.

Question 2

A patient who has tuberculosis asks the nurse why three drugs are used to treat this disease. The nurse will explain that multi-drug therapy is used to reduce the likelihood of
 
  a. disease relapse.
  b. drug hypersensitivity reactions.
  c. drug resistance.
  d. drug adverse effects.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Patients who have exposure to TB should have a TB skin test. A chest x-ray is performed if the skin test is positive. LFTs do not need to be done simply because of TB exposure. This patient is not a candidate for antitubercular drug prophylaxis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Without multi-drug therapy, patients easily develop resistance to antitubercular drugs. Using more than one antitubercular drug does not prevent relapse, hypersensitivity reactions, or adverse effects.




karlynnae

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent


irishcancer18

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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