USMLE Step 1

Mr. D has a temperature of 100.8. He states that he was treated and getting over bronchopneumonia when he started having diarrhea and abdominal pain. He adds that he has noticed blood in his diarrhea. What drug is the best choice to treat his diarrhea?

A) Trimethorprim/sulfamethoxazole
B) Ceftriaxone
C) Tetracycline
D) Metronidazole
E) Penicillin G

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Yesterday's Answer:
C) Duodenum. The Superior mesenteric artery supplies the midgut. The midgut includes 2nd,3rd,4th parts of the Duodenum, jejunum, ileum, pancreas, and proximal two-thirds of the colon. The Liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and esophagus are all parts of the foregut (supplied by the celiac trunk).