Adult patient with non-severe case of clostridium

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1. Which of the following is incorrect regarding oseltamivir?

A. It should be taken with food

B. It should be taken within 48 hours of symptom onset

C. It is indicated for treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A and B

D. When used to treat influenza, it can shorten the duration of illness by 3-4 days

2. An adult patient with a non-severe case of clostridium difficile would receive optimum treatment from which of the following pharmacotherapies?

A. fidaxomicin

B. clarithromycin

C. clindamycin

D. linolezolid

3. Which of the following must the nurse practitioner consider when prescribing fosfomycin?

A. Fosfomycin should be carefully dosed according to renal function

B. Fosfomycin is useful in treating uncomplicated UTIs

C. Fosfomycin is a first line option for critically ill patients with cystitis

D. Fosfomycin dosing can be cumbersome for patients

4. You are seeing an RN in clinic today. Last night, the RN had an HIV exposure through needle stick. You determine which of the following to be true:

A. an HIV test should be conducted on the RN prior to administering post-exposure prophylaxis to determine a baseline

B. an HIV test should be conducted on the patient this RN was exposed to, prior to treating the RN with post-exposure prophylaxis.

C. the RN should be treated with post-exposure prophylaxis regardless of HIV status of anyone involved in the incident

D. post-exposure prophylaxis is not necessary today, the RN should carefully monitor their symptoms.

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