Twenty-Year-Old Annie Comes to the Clinic Complaining of Copious Yellow-Green

question 9

Multiple Choice

Twenty-year-old Annie comes to the clinic complaining of copious yellow-green eye discharge. Gram stain indicates she most likely has gonococcal conjunctivitis. While awaiting the culture results, the plan of care should be:

• A) None, wait for the culture results to determine the course of treatment
• B) Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan) ophthalmic drops
• C) IM ceftriaxone
• D) High-dose oral amoxicillin

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A conditioned response is a learned reaction or response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become significant through association.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural response to a stimulus that does not require previous conditioning or learning.

Trial-And-Error

A problem-solving method involving repeated, varied attempts which are continued until success, or until the agent stops trying.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus following a particular behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.