Adverse effects and toxicity
Adverse effects and toxicity ( 5 Questions)
A client develops diarrhea after taking amoxicillin (Amoxil) for a sinus infection. The nurse suspects that the diarrhea is caused by a superinfection of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff).
Which statement by the client supports this suspicion?
Choice A is wrong because taking probiotics to restore normal flora does not indicate C. difficile infection. Probiotics are live microorganisms that may help prevent or treat antibiotic-associated diarrhea by replenishing the good bacteria in the gut.
This statement supports the suspicion of difficile infection, which is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Difficile infection can cause severe diarrhea and dehydration, lower abdominal pain and cramping, low-grade fever, nausea, and loss of appetite. The diarrhea is usually watery and has a very foul odor.
Choice C is wrong because abdominal cramps and bloating are nonspecific symptoms that can occur with many gastrointestinal disorders, not just difficile infection.
Choice D is wrong because loss of appetite and nausea are also nonspecific symptoms that can occur with many gastrointestinal disorders, not just difficile infection.
This statement supports the suspicion of difficile infection, which is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Difficile infection can cause severe diarrhea and dehydration, lower abdominal pain and cramping, low-grade fever, nausea, and loss of appetite. The diarrhea is usually watery and has a very foul odor.
Choice A is wrong because taking probiotics to restore normal flora does not indicate C. difficile infection. Probiotics are live microorganisms that may help prevent or treat antibiotic-associated diarrhea by replenishing the good bacteria in the gut.
Choice C is wrong because abdominal cramps and bloating are nonspecific symptoms that can occur with many gastrointestinal disorders, not just difficile infection.
Choice D is wrong because loss of appetite and nausea are also nonspecific symptoms that can occur with many gastrointestinal disorders, not just difficile infection.