A 16-year-old girl is bought to the clinic by mother. She complains of recurrent fatigue and loss of appetite. Her mother states, “I am concerned because she has a yellow look in her eyes. It sort of comes and goes.” While taking the patient’s history, the nurse finds that the patient became sexually active 1 year ago and has had multiple partners during the past 12 months. On physical exam, the physician notes an enlarged liver. The presumptive diagnosis is hepatitis C.  5. The patient’s tests confirm Hepatitis C. So which of the medications was ordered to treat the patient?  Interferons  Pegasys  Sofosbuvir  Rebetol  B & C

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A 16-year-old girl is bought to the clinic by mother. She complains of recurrent fatigue and loss of appetite. Her mother states, “I am concerned because she has a yellow look in her eyes. It sort of comes and goes.” While taking the patient’s history, the nurse finds that the patient became sexually active 1 year ago and has had multiple partners during the past 12 months. On physical exam, the physician notes an enlarged liver. The presumptive diagnosis is hepatitis C. 

5. The patient’s tests confirm Hepatitis C. So which of the medications was ordered to treat the patient? 

Interferons 

Pegasys 

Sofosbuvir 

Rebetol 

B & C 

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