A Patient Who Is Taking Doxycycline for a Serious Infection

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient who is taking doxycycline for a serious infection contacts the nurse to report anal itching. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss:

• A) adding an antihistamine to the patient's 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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