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NSG 6005 Week 7 Quiz: Questions With A+ Solutions
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NSG 6005 Week 7 Quiz: Questions With A+ SolutionsHenry 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? Right Ans - low-dose colchicine
Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes Right Ans -
Colchicine always causes some degree of diarrhea
Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is
taking allopurinol includes Right Ans - BUN, creatinine, and creatinine
clearance
Phil is starting treatment with febuxostat (Uloric). Education of patients
starting febuxostat includes: Right 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 ________. Right Ans - osteoporosis
Patients whose total dose of prednisone will exceed 1 gram will most likely
need a second prescription for Right 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? Right 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 Right Ans - all of the above
Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic corticosteroid therapy
need monitoring of Right Ans - serum glucose
Patients who are on chronic long-term corticosteroid therapy need education
regarding Right Ans - reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain
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