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Jkov05

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Treatment for active tuberculosis includes:
 
  1. long-term treatment with more than one drug.
  2. the need to develop drug-resistant organisms.
  3. chemoprophylaxis with bacteriostatic medications.
  4. chemotherapy in patients at high risk for developing infection.

Question 2

The LPN/LVN giving primaquine must know this medication is used to treat which of the following conditions:
 
  1. Pneumonia
  2. Cardiac disease
  3. Edema of the legs
  4. Malaria


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

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Antitubercular drugs are classified as primary or secondary agents to describe the way they are used in treating tuberculosis. The combination of drugs helps to slow the development of bac-terial resistance.

Answer to Question 2

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Primaquine is a drug used in the treatment of malaria (antimalarial).


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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