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The nurse is caring for a client with giardia lamblia and anticipates that the provider will order what drug for the treatment of this client's diarrhea?

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The answer to this question would be: Nitazoxanide

Nitazoxanide is a broad antiparasitic drug that can be used to treat infection of Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum. It also a broad antiviral can be used for viral infection.
Another drug that can be used for Giardia infection would be Metronidazole.
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