A Newborn Is Being Evaluated Due to Low Growth Perecentile

question 92

Multiple Choice

A newborn is being evaluated due to low growth perecentile. the patient is delivered via elective cesarean section at 38 weeks gestation. APGAR scores are 8 and 9 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively.  Head circumference measures <10th percentile, and the placenta has numerous calcifications.  Serology is consistent with congenital toxoplasmosis.  As part of treatment, he is prescribed a combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine.  A medical student in the round has asked about the reason to use two different medications to treat this patient?

• A)Broader spectrum of coverage
• B)Enhanced intracellular drug penetration
• C)Enzymatic inhibition of an inactivating enzyme
• D)Reduced urinary excretion of active metabolites
• E)Synergistic reduction of DNA synthesis

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