Exam 69: Antiviral and Antiprotozoal Agents

A patient who has genital herpes has frequent outbreaks.The patient asks the primary care NP why it is necessary to take oral acyclovir all the time and not just for acute outbreaks.The NP should explain that oral acyclovir may:

A 60-year-old patient comes to the clinic reporting a sudden onset of a painful rash that began the day before.The primary care NP notes a vesicular rash along a dermatome on one side of the patient's back.The patient has a low-grade fever.The NP will prescribe:

A patient who is taking metronidazole calls the primary care NP to report severe nausea and vomiting along with heart palpitations.The NP should:

The primary care NP sees a female patient and makes a diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis.The patient does not want to tell her partner she has it because she thinks she may have contracted it from someone else.The NP will tell her:

A patient who is currently not sexually active has an outbreak of genital herpes.The patient asks the primary care NP how this could have occurred without active infection since being treated more than 2 years ago.The NP should tell the patient that:

A patient refuses an influenza vaccine and asks the primary care nurse practitioner (NP)if the influenza medications will prevent him from getting influenza.The NP should tell the patient that although the influenza vaccine remains the best protection against influenza:

A patient is taking amantadine to treat a viral infection.The patient calls the primary care NP to report having blurred vision.The NP should:

A patient comes to the clinic before a trip to an area where malaria is endemic.The primary care NP will prescribe: