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Title: A nurse is assigned to care for a patient with TB in a health care facility. The patient has been ... Post by: logman on Jan 24, 2018 A nurse is assigned to care for a patient with TB in a health care facility. The patient has been prescribed pyrazinamide. Which of the following would the nurse identify as a contraindication to the prescribed therapy?
A) Acute gout B) Age younger than 13 years C) Diabetic retinopathy D) Cataracts Title: A nurse is assigned to care for a patient with TB in a health care facility. The patient has been ... Post by: DhiyanniA on Jan 24, 2018 Ans: A
Feedback: The nurse should know that pyrazinamide is contraindicated among patients with acute gout. Pyrazinamide is also contraindicated in patients with acute hepatic or renal impairment and in patients with diabetes mellitus. Ethambutol is contraindicated in patients with diabetic retinopathy, patients with cataracts, and patients who are younger than 13 years of age. Title: A nurse is assigned to care for a patient with TB in a health care facility. The patient has been ... Post by: logman on Jan 24, 2018 I appreciate what you did here
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