Exam 67: Antifungals

A female patient has vaginal candidiasis and has taken a single dose of fluconazole without resolution of the infection.The primary care NP obtains a culture and should order:

A patient was diagnosed with tinea corporis and given topical ketoconazole.The patient tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP)that the infection is not getting better.The NP should:

A patient is diagnosed with onychomycosis.The primary care NP notes that the patient takes quinidine.The NP should prescribe:

A patient has been taking griseofulvin for 4 weeks to treat a tineal capitis infection.The primary care NP notes improvement but not complete cure.The NP should:

A parent brings a 6-year-old child to the clinic for evaluation of a rash.The primary care NP notes three annular lesions with elevated borders and central clearing on the child's face and a similar lesion on the back of the neck that extends above the hairline.The NP should prescribe:

A woman who takes oral contraceptive pills develops vaginal candidiasis.The primary care NP prescribes a single dose of fluconazole.When counseling the patient about this drug,the NP should tell her: