A Patient Comes to a Clinic for Tuberculosis Medications 2

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to a clinic for tuberculosis medications 2 weeks after beginning treatment with a four-drug induction phase. The patient's sputum culture remains positive, and no drug resistance is noted. At this point, the nurse will expect the provider to:

• A) change the regimen to a two-drug continuation phase.
• B) continue the four-drug regimen and recheck the sputum in 2 weeks.
• C) obtain a chest radiograph and consider adding another drug to the regimen.
• D) question the patient about adherence to the drug regimen.

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