Which of the following are black box warnings for combination menopausal hormone replacement therapy?
Order the insulin products by their duration of actions
Order the insulin products by their duration of actions
A 45 y/o male is prescribed several medications for treatmen…
A 45 y/o male is prescribed several medications for treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. He presents to the clinic today with the chief complaint of ankle and leg swelling, which is new for him. The nurse practitioner identifies which medication as potentially contributory?
The nurse practitioner evaluates a 36 y/o female who present…
The nurse practitioner evaluates a 36 y/o female who presents to the clinic interested in starting on combination ethinyl estradiol-norgestimate oral contraceptive therapy. A thorough evaluation of the patient’s social history should include documentation of what risk factor linked to worsening cardiovascular disease; especially in combination with contraceptive treatment?
You are covering for a colleague while he is out on vacation…
You are covering for a colleague while he is out on vacation. One of his chronic pain patients presents to your clinic with the chief complaint of anxiety following a life event. His current medication list includes hydrocodone-acetaminophen (Vicodin) 5/325 mg four times daily, cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) 5 mg three times daily as needed, and gabapentin (Neurontin) 400 mg three times daily. Based on the content discussed in this course, which of the following medications would be a safe 1st line choice for anxiety treatment in this patient?
What mechanism of action has the greatest risk for movement…
What mechanism of action has the greatest risk for movement disorders?
The nurse practitioner has treated a patient for hypothyroid…
The nurse practitioner has treated a patient for hypothyroidism with the same dose of levothyroxine for several years. In the past two weeks she has complained of fatigue, dry skin, and cold intolerance. She was recently admitted to the hospital for a GI bleed and prescribed several new medications – pantoprazole (Protonix), sulcralfate (Carafate), hydrocodone-acetaminophen (Vicodin), and metoclopramide (Reglan). Which medication when co-administered together with levothyroxine is known to have a drug-drug interaction and may be causing her hypothyroid symptoms today?
A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide twice…
A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide twice daily to manage peripheral edema. Which lab is likely result of the furosemide therapy?
Which of the following best explains why individuals with ty…
Which of the following best explains why individuals with type A blood develop anti-B agglutinins in their plasma despite never having been exposed to type B RBCs?
Which of the following accurately describes a key regulatory…
Which of the following accurately describes a key regulatory response within the osmoreceptor-ADH feedback system when plasma osmolarity increases?