The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Severe Symptomatic

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with severe symptomatic intestinal amebiasis who has just completed a 10-day course of metronidazole [Flagyl]. Which medication would the nurse expect to be ordered for the patient?

• A) Atovaquone [Mepron]
• B) Iodoquinol [Yodoxin]
• C) Nitazoxanide [Alinia]
• D) Pentamidine [Pentam]

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Definitions:

Optimal Time

The most favorable or ideal time for achieving the best results or maximum efficiency in a given task or process.

Unchangeable Timetable

A schedule or plan that cannot be altered or modified.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.

Middle Ear

The portion of the ear internal to the eardrum and external to the inner ear, containing three small bones that transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear.