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NSG6005 Final week 10 Questions With Passed Solutions

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Dwayne was recently started on carbamazepine to treat seizures. He comes to see you, and you not that while his carbamazepine levels had been in the therapeutic range, they are now low. The possible cause for the low carbamazepine level is: - ️️Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading ...

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NSG6005 Final week 10
Dwayne was recently started on carbamazepine to treat seizures. He comes to see you,
and you not that while his carbamazepine levels had been in the therapeutic range, they
are now low. The possible cause for the low carbamazepine level is: -
✔️✔️Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels in spite of good
compliance

An appropriate drug for the treatment of depression with anxiety would be -
✔️✔️escitalopram (Lexapro)

First line therapy for hyperlipidemia is - ✔️✔️lifestyle changes

genetic testing for VCORC1 mutation to assess potential warfarin resistance is required
prior to prescribing warfarin - ✔️✔️false

Goals of treatment when treating hypothyroidism with thyroid replacement include: -
✔️✔️all of the above

An ACE inhibitor and what other class of drug may reduce proteinuria in patients with
diabetes better than either drug alone? - ✔️✔️Nondihydropyridine calcium channel
blockers

Jack, eight years old, has attention deficit disorder (ADD) and is prescribed
methylphenidate (Ritalin). He and his parents should be educated about the side effects
of methylphenidate, which are - ✔️✔️insomnia and decreased appetite

Medications used in the management of patients with COPD include - ✔️✔️all of the
above

A patient with a COPD exacerbation may require: - ✔️✔️systemic corticosteroid burts

Second-generation antihistamines such as loratadine (Claritin) are prescribed for
seasonal allergies because they: - ✔️✔️Are less sedating than first-generation
antihistamines

A stepwise approach to the pharmacologic management of asthma: - ✔️✔️Begins with
determining the severity of the asthma and assessing asthma control

Tiotropium bromide (Spiriva) is an inhaled anticholinergic: - ✔️✔️Used for the
treatment of COPD

, Warfarin resistance may be seen in patients with VCORC1 mutation, leading to: -
✔️✔️decreased response to warfarin

When starting a patient with hypothyroidism on thyroid replacement hormones, patient
education would include the following: - ✔️✔️It may take four to eight weeks to get to
euthyroid symptomatically and by lab testing

Which of the following adverse effects may occur due to a dihydropyridine- type calcium
channel blocker? - ✔️✔️Edema of the hands and feet

Jamie is a thirty-four-year-old pregnant woman with familial hyperlipidemia and elevated
LDL levels. What is the appropriate treatment for a pregnant woman? - ✔️✔️Bile acid-
binding resins

Dosage changes of conjugated equine estrogen (Premarin) are made at _ intervals. -
✔️✔️6 to 8 weeks

Jonathan has been diagnosed with strep throat and needs a prescription for an
antibiotic. He says the last time he had penicillin he developed a red, blotchy rash. An
appropriate antibiotic to prescribe would be: - ✔️✔️Azithromycin

Sarah is a 25-year-old female who is 8 weeks pregnant and has a urinary tract infection.
What would be the appropriate antibiotic to prescribe for her? - ✔️✔️Amoxicillin
(Trimox)

John has clonidine, a centrally acting adrenergic blocker, prescribed for his
hypertension. He should: - ✔️✔️Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of
potential rebound hypertension

Clonidine has several off-label uses including - ✔️✔️Both 1 & 2

Potentially fatal granulocytopenia has been associated with treatment of
hyperthyroidism with propylthiouracil. Patients should be taught to report: - ✔️✔️fever
and sore throat

Elderly patients who are started on levothyroxine for thyroid replacement should be
monitored for: - ✔️✔️Tachycardia and angina

Cost-effectiveness analysis compares two or more treatments or programs that are -
✔️✔️Not necessarily therapeutically equivalent

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