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For each patient, select the best course of action.
a. Begin isoniazid chemoprophylaxis
b. No prophylaxis indicated
c. Begin therapy for tuberculosis using three to four drugs
d. Begin therapy for tuberculosis using a two-drug regimen
e. Repeat PPD in 2 weeks[/left]
kindly supplement with explanations too
Edited by study_ing on 09/30/06 - 07:36 AM
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[left]1.An HIV-positive patient with 5-mm PPD[/left]
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[left] A 30-year-old hospital employee with 15-mm PPD; previous status unknown[/left]
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3. A 70-year-old new patient at a nursing home with 8-mm PPD
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[left]4. A 50-year-old patient with Hodgkin’s disease; 12-mm PPD, fever, abnormal chest x-ray; one sputum smear positive for acid-fast bacillus[/left]
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[left]5.A 40-year-old with 10-mm PPD; no underlying illness; first time ever done[/left]
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[left]6. A 60-year-old woman with negative PPD 1 year ago; now with 12-mm PPD on annual screening[/left]
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