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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. 

1. Question: When prescribing intravenous acyclovir, the nurse practitioner knows that:
2. Question: A 13-year old male with moderately persistent asthma has been diagnosed with type A influenza. Which of the following is true regarding treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu)?
3. Question: If considering starting a patient on the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor abacavir (Ziagen) which of the following is recommended prior to prescribing the medication?
4. Question: The drug of choice for the treatment of disease due to Histoplasma is:
5. Question: Which of the following statements is true regarding metronidazole?
6. Question: Which of the following drugs is an acceptable alternative to trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole for primary prophylaxis against pneumocystosis in an immunocompromised patient?
7. Question: Intravenous administration of quinine or quinidine can cause which of the following EKG abnormalities?
8. Question: Which of the following drugs, when used in combination with sulfadiazine, is considered first-line therapy to treat toxoplasmosis?
9. Question: Which of the following drugs is the treatment of choice in treating uncomplicated nonfalciparum and sensitive falciparum malaria?
10. Question: All of the following are goals of treatment of acute hepatitis B infection, except: