The Client Has Been Diagnosed with Syphilis

question 6

Multiple Choice

The client has been diagnosed with syphilis. The infective process for this client is known to be greater than 1 year. Because of the type and length of the infectious process, the nurse anticipates that the type of drug to administer and the time of administration will be:

• A) spectinomycin IM once in the early stage of the disease.
• B) doxycycline IM once weekly for 3 weeks.
• C) probenecid IM once in the early stage of the disease.
• D) benzathine penicillin G IM once weekly for 3 weeks.

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Definitions:

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Minors

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