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You are working in the Emergency Department and a 20-year-old female with history of intravenous drug abuse presents with concern of septic shock. What are the considerations in choosing the appropriate antibiotic for this patient? Explain your thought process, questions you would need to ask, and what antibiotic you would order, and when.

Directions To complete this assignment, download the study worksheet. As you study the material for the week, research and answer the following multiple- choice questions. When the worksheet is done, enter your responses in the Week 5 Quiz by Sunday 11:59pm MT. You do not need to submit this form, just complete the Quiz using the answers that you have researched. Questions 1. In treating a patient with propranolol, what is the best reason why this pharmaceutical agent is utilized? 2. Follo...

Directions To complete this assignment, download the study worksheet. As you study the material for the week, research and answer the following multiple- choice questions. When the worksheet is done, enter your responses in the Week 6 Quiz by Sunday 11:59pm MT. You do not need to submit this form, just complete the Quiz using the answers that you have researched. Questions 1. When prescribing intravenous acyclovir, the nurse practitioner knows that: 2. A 13-year old male with moderately pe...

Directions To complete this assignment, download the study worksheet. As you study the material for the week, research and answer the following multiple- choice questions. When the worksheet is done, enter your responses in the Week 7 Quiz by Sunday 11:59pm MT. You do not need to submit this form, just complete the Quiz using the answers that you have researched. Questions 1. Which of the following is the first line treatment for hospital acquired Clostridioides difficile colitis? 2. Of th...

Trina Pullman is a 24-year old female with a history of hypothyroidism, with a 3-month history of persistent vomiting, followed by the gastroenterology service, thought to have gastritis based on the upper endoscopy report. She continued to have vomiting and weight loss, presented to the emergency department, found to be hypotensive, tachycardic and thin. Her serum labs demonstrated hyponatremia, normal potassium levels, and a random cortisol level that was very low. Thyroid stimulating hormone ...

Case Scenario: Trina Pullman is a 24-year old female with a history of hypothyroidism, with a 3-month history of persistent vomiting, followed by the gastroenterology service, thought to have gastritis based on the upper endoscopy report. She continued to have vomiting and weight loss, presented to the emergency department, found to be hypotensive, tachycardic and thin. Her serum labs demonstrated hyponatremia, normal potassium levels, and a random cortisol level that was very low. Thyroid stim...