A Patient Who Is Taking Doxycycline for a Serious Infection

Multiple Choice

A patient who is taking doxycycline for a serious infection contacts the nurse to report anal itching. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss:

A) adding an antihistamine to the patient's drug regimen.
B) ordering liver function tests to test for hepatotoxicity.
C) prescribing an antifungal drug to treat a superinfection.
D) testing the patient for a C. difficile secondary infection.