A client with cytomegalovirus infection tells the nurse at the clinic that he is starting to have difficulty seeing and his glasses don't seem to be working as they used to. The physician determines that the client is developing CMV retinitis. What medication does the nurse anticipate the client will receive for this?

A client with cytomegalovirus infection tells the nurse at the clinic that he is starting to have difficulty seeing and his glasses don't seem to be working as they used to. The physician determines that the client is developing CMV retinitis. What medication does the nurse anticipate the client will receive for this?

A client with cytomegalovirus infection tells the nurse at the clinic that he is starting to have difficulty seeing and his glasses don't seem to be working as they used to. The physician determines that the client is developing CMV retinitis. What medication does the nurse anticipate the client will receive for this?


a) Fluconazole (Diflucan)

b) Zidovudine (AZT)

c) Foscarnet (Foscavir)

d) Azithromycin (Zithromax)



Answer: Foscarnet (Foscavir)