ADVANCED CONCEPTS What is the difference between primary hypertension and secondary hypertension?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS You give the first dose of an antihypertensive drug to a hospitalized patient. Which instruction should you give to the patient next?

BASIC CONCEPTS What are the most common side effects of alpha blockers?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS Which precaution is most important for you to teach a patient who has been prescribed a beta blocker drug for hypertension?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A hospitalized patient prescribed nifedipine XL (Procardia) 60 mg once a day informs you that at home he was taking nicardipine (Cardene) 20 mg three times a day and thinks this is the wrong drug. What is your best action?

BASIC CONCEPTS A patient who has a serious chronic disorder (epilepsy) has been taking a drug to control it that has a moderate likelihood of increasing the risk for birth defects or fetal damage. She tells you that she would like to have a child. What is your best response?

BASIC CONCEPTS A 25-year-old patient is prescribed a drug for acne for 6 months that is teratogenic. Which precaution is most important to teach this patient?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS Why should you avoid aspirating the syringe before injecting an insulin dose?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A patient who is prescribed glyburide (DiaBeta) asks if having a glass of wine once a week is okay. What is your best response?

A drug has a half-life of 6 hours. In how many hours will the drug be considered eliminated from the body (less than 10% of the drug remains)?