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BL is an otherwise healthy 6 yo boy who requires an antibiotic for an methylicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus skin/soft tissue infection (i.e. mild MSSA cellulitus).  He has no known medication allergies or significant medical history.  Which of the following medications would be the best choice for this patient?

JP is a 17-year-old male who complains of redness, tenderness and warmth of his left lower leg which has been spreading for the past 3 days.  From your questioning, you discover JP has a recent spider bite in the same area but it never seemed to heal.  You suspect that JP has an uncomplicated cellulitis since the infection appears to be localized and JP does not have signs/symptoms of systemic infection.  JP has a history of hypothyroidism and obesity.  He currently takes levothyroxine (Synthroid) 50 mcg po daily.  He has no medication allergies. UPDATES: Upon further questioning of JP’s mother, you find out that he is a football player and she noticed his leg infection began shortly after football camp.  She seemed to think the spider bite was small and healing until he went to camp. You suspect he may have a CA-MRSA cellulitis. Which of the following medications would be the best choice to treat this mild CA-MRSA cellulitis?

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A 45-year-old male presents to the clinic with complaints of dysuria, urinary frequency, and suprapubic discomfort. Urinalysis reveals pyuria and bacteriuria. Based on the patient’s symptoms and urinalysis findings, the nurse practitioner suspects a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment approach for this patient?

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Identify the most appropriate monitoring parameter to assess response to antimicrobial therapy.

A 55-year-old female presents to the clinic with complaints of knee pain and stiffness, particularly worse in the mornings and with activity. She reports a history of osteoarthritis (OA) in her family and is interested in using dietary supplements to manage her symptoms. Based on the information provided, which of the following statements regarding the use of glucosamine and chondroitin in osteoarthritis is most accurate?

HP is a 73 yo female who brought to the ED with altered mental status, but is unable to reliably describe any other symptoms. Urinalysis would demonstrate cloudy colored urine, (+) for  RBCs, WBCs, nitrites as well as leukocyte esterases.  Her culture shows >100,000 bacteria in the urine.  TRUE or FALSE:  You would treat this patient for a urinary tract infection (UTI).  

LA is 30-year-old pregnant woman. She is 16 weeks pregnant (the start of the  second trimester) and reports dysuria at her appointment today. Urinalysis and urine culture are conducted, and she is started on TMP-SMX (Bactrim / Septra) 1 (one) double strength (DS) tablet po bid. Three days later the clinic calls LA to tell her the culture results are back and she needs to change therapy. The culture was positive for E. coli, and it is resistant to TMP-SMX (Bactrim / Septra) only. What would be the new appropriate therapy (drug and duration) for LA?