A patient has been taking antitubercular therapy for 3 months. The nurse will assess for what findings that indicate a therapeutic response to the drug therapy?
A) The chronic cough is gone.
B) There are two consecutive negative purified protein derivative (PPD) results over 2 months.
C) There is increased tolerance to the medication therapy, and there are fewer reports of adverse effects.
D) There is a decrease in symptoms of tuberculosis along with improved chest radiographs and sputum cultures.
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Q2: When monitoring patients on antitubercular drug therapy,
Q3: A patient newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB)
Q4: A patient who has started drug therapy
Q5: The nurse will assess the patient for
Q6: The nurse is discussing adverse effects of
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Q11: The nurse is reviewing the medication administration
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