A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with HIV/acquired Immunodeficiency

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has taken protease inhibitors for 18 months. The patient has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Which drugs would the nurse expect to be added to the treatment plan of a patient with HIV/AIDS?

• A) Isoniazid
• B) Rifampin [Rifadin]
• C) Pyrazinamide [PZA]
• D) Ethambutol [Myambutol]
• E) Rifabutin [Mycobutin]

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Definitions:

Antiaromatic

Compounds that possess conjugated pi electron systems and are less stable due to their ring structure not fulfilling Hückel's rule for aromatic stability.

Nonaromatic

Compounds that are neither aromatic nor antiaromatic; they do not have delocalized pi electrons in a cyclic, conjugated system.

Anthracene

An aromatic hydrocarbon used in the production of dyes, explosives, and as a scintillator in detection devices.

Aromatic

A type of organic compound that contains one or more planar ring systems with delocalized pi-electron clouds, characterized by enhanced stability and distinctive smell.