tommyk
10-05-2006, 01:36 PM
Hy 2424 Related to the last concept…
q) A second patient who must take high does of prednisone named Prince Charles comes in w/ Pneumocystis carinii. Your med student wants to give either penicillin G or erythromycin. Are those the drugs of choice? If not…you respond…
a) give TMP-SMX. Pneumocystis carinii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. Diffuse interstitial infiltrates are found on chest x-ray films. Diagnosis is made by examination of sputum or bronchial washings. The treatment is trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. OK?
q) A second patient who must take high does of prednisone named Prince Charles comes in w/ Pneumocystis carinii. Your med student wants to give either penicillin G or erythromycin. Are those the drugs of choice? If not…you respond…
a) give TMP-SMX. Pneumocystis carinii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. Diffuse interstitial infiltrates are found on chest x-ray films. Diagnosis is made by examination of sputum or bronchial washings. The treatment is trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. OK?