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Jonathan has been diagnosed with strep throat and needs a
prescription for an antibiotic. He says the last time he had penicillin
he developed a red, blotchy rash. An appropriate antibiotic to
prescribe would be: - answer Penicillin VK, because his rash does
not sound like a serious rash
Amoxicillin
Cefadroxil (Duricef)
*****Azithromycin
Nicholas has been diagnosed with type A influenza. Appropriate
prescribing of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) would include: - answer
*****Starting oseltamivir within the first 48 hours of influenza
symptoms
Advising the patient he can stop the oseltamivir when his symptoms
resolve
Educating the patient that oseltamivir will cure influenza
Prophylactic treatment of all family members
The drug of choice for treatment of primary or secondary syphilis is:
- answer Ceftriaxone IM
, *****Benzathine penicillin G IM
Oral azithromycin
Oral ciprofloxacin
When treating suspected gonorrhea in a nonpregnant patient, the
patient should be concurrently treated for chlamydia with: - answer
*****Azithromycin 1 gram PO x 1
Amoxicillin 500 mg PO x 1
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO x 1
Penicillin G 2.4 million units IM x 1
Lila is 24 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis
(TB). Treatment regimens for a pregnant patient with TB would
include: - answer Streptomycin
Levofloxacin
Kanamycin
*****Pyridoxine