Exam 65: Sulfonamides

An 80-year-old patient who has COPD takes TMP/SMX for acute exacerbations,which occur three or four times each year.To monitor this patient for adverse drug reactions,the primary care NP should order:

A primary care NP prescribes TMP/SMX for a patient who is experiencing an exacerbation of COPD.The patient calls the NP 2 days later to report increased fever,cough,and shortness of breath.The NP should tell the patient:

A patient has been taking trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX)for 14 days.The patient calls the primary care nurse practitioner (NP)to report fever,rash,and enlarged lymph nodes.The NP should suspect:

When prescribing TMP/SMX to children,the primary care NP should recall that:

The primary care NP teaches a patient about TMP/SMX before prescribing it to treat a urinary tract infection (UTI).Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

A patient is seen in the clinic with a 1-week history of frequent watery stools.The primary care NP learns that a family member had gastroenteritis a week prior.The patient was treated for a UTI with a sulfonamide antibiotic 2 months prior.The NP should suspect:

A patient is taking sulfisoxazole.The patient calls the primary care NP to report abdominal pain,nausea,and insomnia.The NP should: