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

question 20

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 his nail infection.The nurse answers the patient knowing that terbinafine:

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

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