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| What is the drug of choice to treat TB? |
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| Through what routes can isoniazid be given? |
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| What is a side effect of rifampin? |
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| Reddish orange discoloration of urine, feces, saliva, tears, skin and sputum |
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| What should a nurse tell a patient who is taking isoniazid? |
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No alcohol.
Oral birth control will lose effectiveness.
Can raise blood sugar in diabetics. |
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| What should a nurse consider when a person is diabetic and taking isoniazid? |
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| Isoniazid can raise blood glucose levels in diabetics, so careful monitoring of blood glucose is essential |
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| Through what routes can rifampin be given? |
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| What can be an adverse effect of antitubercular drugs? |
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| What is a side effect of isoniazid? |
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| What is a side effect of ethambutol? |
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| What is a side effect of streptomycin? |
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| Tremors/muscle twitching and headache |
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| What vitamin is sometimes given along with isoniazid? |
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