Nursing Pharmacology Antiviral Practice Questions

Once daily anti-HIV/AIDS non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
1. stavudine (Zerit, d4T)
2. efavirenz (EFV; Sustiva)
3. zalcitabine (Hivid, ddc)
4. indinavir (Crixivan)
Mycobacterium avium prophylaxis in HIV patients:
1. rifabutin (Mycobutin)
2. dapsone/pyrimethamine (Daraprim)
3. azithromycin (Zythromax)
4. A & C
Rationale for antiviral treatment of acute HIV patients (initial viremia):
1. reduction in rate of viral mutation
2. decrease severity of acute disease
3. both
4. neither
Reasonable initial HIV treatment protocols
1. indinavir (Crixivan) + AZT (zidovudine) + ddI
2. AZT (zidovudine) + ddI
3. zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT, azidothymidine)
4. ddC + 3TC
Severe systemic Candida infection in HIV patients:
1. nystatin (Mycostatin)
2. fluconazole (Diflucan)
3. i.v. amphotericin B (Fungizone, Amphotec) then oral fluconazole (Diflucan)
4. B & C
Most common fungal infection in HIV patients
1. cryptococcosis
2. candidiasis
3. histoplasmosis
4. A & B
Acute treatment of cryptococcal infections in HIV patients
1. clindamycin (Cleocin)
2. trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
3. amphotericin B (Fungizone, Amphotec) + flucytosine (Ancobon)
4. oral itraconazole (Sporanox)
Agents useful in treating mycobacterial infections in HIV patients:
1. clarithromycin (Biaxin)
2. ethambutol (Myambutol)
3. amikacin (Amikin)
4. all of the above may be useful