NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
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Question
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Standard treatment for TB typically lasts:
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2-3 months
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4-5 months
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6 to 9 months
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more than one year
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Regimen Effectiveness The 4-month rifapentine-moxifloxacin TB treatment regimen is as effective as (noninferior to) the standard daily 6-month regimen in curing drug-susceptible TB disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1991, an eight months treatment regimen composed of 2 months intensive with Isoniazid(H), Rifampicin (R), Pyrazinamide(Z) and Ethambutol(E) (2RHZE/S) and 6 months continuation (6HE) phases were recommended for all new cases of TB across the world [6].
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