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NSG 6005 Week 7 Quiz Questions And Correct Answers Latest Version
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NSG 6005 Week 7 Quiz Questions AndCorrect Answers Latest Version
Henry presents to clinic with a significantly swollen, painful great toe and is
diagnosed with gout. Of the following, which would be the best treatment for
Henry? ANS✔✔ low-dose colchicine
Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes ANS✔✔ Colchicine
always causes some degree of diarrhea
Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is
taking allopurinol includes ANS✔✔ BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance
Phil is starting treatment with febuxostat (Uloric). Education of patients
starting febuxostat includes: ANS✔✔ Gout may worsen with therapy
Sallie has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past six months.
She should be assessed for ________. ANS✔✔ osteoporosis
Patients whose total dose of prednisone will exceed 1 gram will most likely
need a second prescription for ANS✔✔ Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor
to prevent peptic ulcer disease
Daniel has been on 60mg of prednisone for 10 days to treat a severe asthma
exacerbation. It is time to discontinue the prednisone. How is prednisone
discontinued? ANS✔✔ Develop a tapering schedule to slowly wean Daniel off
the prednisone
, Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are on chronic low-doe prednisone will
need co-treatment with which medications to prevent further adverse effects
ANS✔✔ all of the above
Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic corticosteroid therapy
need monitoring of ANS✔✔ serum glucose
Patients who are on chronic long-term corticosteroid therapy need education
regarding ANS✔✔ reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain
all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs0 have an FDA Black Box
Warning regarding ANS✔✔ potential for causing life-threatening GI bleeds
Jamie has fractured his ankle and has received a prescription for
acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin). Education when prescribing
Vicodin includes: ANS✔✔ He should not take any other acetaminophen-
containing medications
When prescribing NSAIDs a complete drug history should be conducted as
NSAIDs interact with these drugs ANS✔✔ warfarin, an anticoagulant
Josefina is a 2-year-old child with acute otitis media and an upper respiratory
infection. Along with an antibiotic she receives a recommendation to treat
the ear pain with ibuprofen. What education would her parent need
regarding ibuprofen? ANS✔✔ Josefina needs to be well-0hydrated while
taking ibuprofen
Henry is 82 years old and takes two aspirin every morning to treat the
arthritis pain in his back. He states the aspirin helps him to "get going" each
day. Lately he has had some heartburn from the aspirin. After ruling out an
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