After 9 days of hospitalization, a 60-year-old 60-kg patient has a temperature of 39.4°C and a WBC count of 20,000 cells/uL. A sputum sample shows numerous WBCs and Gram-negative bacilli. The serum creatinine is 1.0 mg/dL. For this patient, which of the following drugs would be most appropriate for initial parenteral therapy?
Which program model may include a shared savings contract between a healthcare provider organization and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
A 22-year-old woman presents to a clinic for her annual pap smear. At this time, she explains that she has engaged in increased unprotected sexual activity over the last few years and is concerned about sexually transmitted diseases, especially human papillomavirus (HPV). She completed the bivalent HPV vaccine series at age 15 and is questioning its duration of effect.
Which option is the most appropriate regarding continued efficacy of the vaccine?
A study of oral contraceptive use found a risk of breast cancer in long-term (> 12 years) higher dose oral contraceptive users odds ratio = 2.33 (95% CI = 0.9-3.2). Which of the following statements most accurately assesses the study's conclusion that there is a modest effect of oral contraceptive use on breast cancer risk in young women?
A Woman with a history of poison-ivy allergic contact dermatitis presents with widespread well demarcated patches of erythema and vesicles that are oozing and Weeping. Her eyes are nearly closed, due to swelling. Which of the following drugs is most appropriate for this patient?
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