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tfester

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The nurse is caring for a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has been diagnosed with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. The patient is taking multiple oral agents to treat AIDS.
 
  What would be the drug of choice for this patient? A) Nitazoxanide (Alinia)
  B) Chloroquine
  C) Metronidazole
  D) Pentamidine

Question 2

A 5-year-old African American patient has been admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with pheochromocytoma. The physician has ordered phentolamine. The nurse knows that the other indication for phentolamine is what?
 
  A) Migraine headaches
  B) Extravasation of IV norepinephrine or dopamine
  C) Life-threatening arrhythmias
  D) Heart failure


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Pentamidine is available as an inhalation product for the direct treatment of P. jiroveci in patients with AIDS. Because the patient is already taking multiple oral drugs, inhaler administration would be the best choice. Nitazoxanide, chloroquine, and metronidazole are not effective against P. jiroveci pneumonia.

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Phentolamine (Regitine) is used for the prevention of cell death and tissue sloughing after extravasation of intravenous norepinephrine or dopamine, and severe hypertension reactions caused by manipulation of the pheochromocytoma before and during surgery; diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. Phentolamine would not be indicated for treatment of migraine headaches, life-threatening arrhythmias, or heart failure.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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