A Patient Who Is Taking Doxycycline for a Serious Infection

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient who is taking doxycycline for a serious infection reports anal itching. What action will the provider take?

• A) Prescribing an antihistamine to the patient's existing drug regimen
• B) Ordering liver function tests to test for hepatotoxicity
• C) Prescribing an antifungal drug to treat a superinfection
• D) Testing the patient for a C. difficile secondary infection

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