[Expert Solution]: Case Study #3 Z.K., a 33-y-o teacher, has just

Case Study #3 Z.K., a 33-y-o teacher, has just begun therapy with 3 antiretroviral agents for a newly diagnosed HIV+ infection. She has many questions about her therapy, so you are meeting with her to answer her questions. Z.K. asks you why she has been prescribed 3 different agents. What is your explanation? While she is receiving this therapy, she is continually monitored for what potential major problems? How will these problems be monitored, and how could they be manifested? What should her teaching plan include, emphasizing which specific cautions and symptoms she should report to her HCP? Case Study #4 T.L., a 28-y-o old grad student, returned from a third-world country. She was diagnosed with intestinal amebiasis after having severe diarrhea. She is admitted and placed on IV fluids and metronidazole (Flagyl). What lab tests must be assessed before the Flagyl can be initiated? 2 days later she says her diarrhea has decreased and she feels a little better. However, that afternoon she feels dizzy and tired and asks, “Is it because of the infection?” How will you respond? She is discharged home and instructed about potential side effects, emphasizing the most serious, neutropenia. What symptoms will T.L. need to report? 1 week later, T.J. calls the nurse to tell her she went to a bar with some friends and became very ill after taking a drink. What went wrong? Case Study #5 A.B., a 63-y-o driver, was diagnosed with a severe systemic fungal infection and an amphotericin B infusion, acetaminophen (Tylenol) and an antihistamine are ordered. Before beginning the infusion, what lab studies should be assessed? Why are the acetaminophen and antihistamine ordered as well? 1 hour after the infusion, A.B. calls the nurse to