WEEK 8 NR 546 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 33
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A patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease has decided
to stop treatment. The NP has educated the client that
medication discontinuation will result in the return of
cognitive symptoms and the medication may not work as
well if restarted. The client would still like to stop the
medication due to the gastrointestinal side effects. Which
of the following medications requires tapering? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..donepezil
Rationale:
Donepezil requires tapering. Rivastigmine and
Galantamine do not require tapering.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) demographic -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..most prevalent in people over age 65
African American (13.8%),
Hispanics (12.2%),
non-Hispanic whites (10.3%),
American Indian and Alaska Natives (9.1%),
Asian and Pacific Islanders (8.4%)
, Cholinesterase Inhibitors (ChEIs)X - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..do not
change the progression of AD
provide some alleviation of symptoms
eg. donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), galantamine
(Razadyne, Razadyne ER),
Cleo is a 65-year-old male diagnosed with mild cognitive
changes related to Alzheimer's disease. He also has
anxiety, COPD, and smokes cigarettes. Which of the
following medications is appropriate for Cleo? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..donepezil
Common Side Effects
galantamine (Razadyne, Razadyne ER) -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Common Side Effects
gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
anorexia, and weight loss)
headache
dizziness
fatigue
Common Side Effects
Memantine (Namenda) - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Common Side
Effects
gastrointestinal symptoms (constipation, diarrhea, and
weight gain)
urinary frequency
confusion
dizziness
headache
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