A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent
A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent
Question 9
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent
A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical cortisone cream
Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised
A recurrence of chickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
· Question 10
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Adenocarcinoma
Epidermoid carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Large cell carcinoma