Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 186

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A client went to the emergency room with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, and mucoid stools. Upon the interview with the nurse, the client stated that he is taking cefixime (Suprax) for the treatment of urinary tract infection. The nurse determines that the client is most likely suffering from?

  

     A. Crohn's disease

     B. Acute Gastroenteritis

     C. Acute appendicitis

     D. Pseudomembranous colitis

    

    

Correct Answer: D. Pseudomembranous colitis

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Option D: Pseudomembranous colitis, also called antibiotic-associated colitis or C. difficile colitis, is the inflammation of the colon associated with an overgrowth of the bacterium Clostridium difficile. This overgrowth of C. difficile is most often related to recent antibiotic use such as ampicillin, clindamycin, fluoroquinolones, and cephalosporins.

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Options A, B, and C: Crohn’s disease, acute gastroenteritis, and acute appendicitis may have the symptoms of the client but are not likely due to this case.

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