The Client Has a Fungal Infection of the Toenails, and Receives

question 106

Multiple Choice

The client has a fungal infection of the toenails, and receives oral terbinafine (Lamisil) . The client asks the nurse how a pill will heal a nail infection. The nurse explains that terbinafine:

• A) Accumulates in nail beds and remains for several months.
• B) Breaks the cytoplasm in the fungal cell wall.
• C) Works by destroying toxins excreted by the fungi in the nails.
• D) Destroys circulating fungi in the blood.

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Definitions:

Nourishment

The provision of food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.

Reproductive Hormones

Hormones that play crucial roles in controlling the reproductive system processes, including sexual development, fertility, and pregnancy.

Gametes

Reproductive cells (sperm in males and eggs in females) that carry half the genetic information of an individual, involved in sexual reproduction.

Fertilization

The process by which a sperm cell unites with an egg cell, resulting in the formation of a zygote and the initiation of pregnancy.