Nursing Questions based on a patients history of symptoms. Read the Patient Histroy Paragraph carefully and answer the following questions
A 41-year-old man with AIDS has a 6 days history of low-grade fever and lethargy. Temperature is 100.8 F, pulse is 88/min, and blood pressure is 114/72 mm Hg. There is slight resistance to passive flexion of the neck. Laboratory studies of cerebrospinal fluid show:
Opening pressure 210 mm Hg
Appearance straw-colored
Leukocyte count 400/mm3 (100% lymphocytes)
Erythrocyte count 50/mm3
Glucose 30 mg/dL
Protein 100 mg/dL
India ink preparation: encapsulated yeast
1. Infection with which of the following pathogens is most likely?
A. Blastomyces
B. Cryptococcus
C. Histoplasma
D. Toxoplasma gondii
E. Treponema pallidum
2. Administration of which of the following drugs is most appropriate?
A. Amphotericin
B. Ketoconazole
C. Miconazole
D. Nystatin
E. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole