Final nr 566 stuvia 2024 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chlamydia (Among Adolescents and Adults) Treatment - ANSWER Doxycycline 100 mg Orally BID for 7 day **Alternative therapy: - Azithromycin 1g Orally in a single dose - Levofloxacin 500 mg orally daily for 7 days Uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis Treatment - ANSWER Chlamydial infection is excluded: Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose If Chlamydial infection has not been excluded: - Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose - Doxycycline 100 mg Orally BID for 7 day **Alternative therapy...

How to respond to missed doses or changing of contraceptive types from one to another? - ANSWER For products that use a 28-day cycle, the following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control apply: • If one or more pills are missed in the first week, take one pill as soon as possible and then continue with the pack. Use an additional form of contraception for 7 days. • If one or two pills are missed during the second or third week, take one pill as soon as possible and then ...

A person with what type of condition should not take echinacea? - ANSWER Prolonged use should be avoided in those who are immunocompromised including HIV, cancer, drug therapy for TB, RA, and SLE Therapeutic effect of coenzyme Q-10 - ANSWER Antioxidant that serves a vital role in cellular energy production Structurally similar to vitamin K, not used with warfarin What is the dietary supplement act of 1994 (DSHEA)? - ANSWER Categorizes botanical products (herbal supplements), vitamins, ...

Raloxifene (Evista) and bisphosphonates (alendronate, calcitonin) - ANSWER alternatives for hormone replacement therapy Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) - ANSWER Tamoxifen, toremifene, raloxifene -- provide estrogen benefits while avoiding its drawbacks Dysfunctional uterine bleeding - ANSWER 10-14 day course of progestin Amenorrhea treatment - ANSWER progestin helps induce menstrual flow Amenorrhea estrogen levels are low - ANSWER give progestin for 5-10 days L...

Doxazosin side effects - ANSWER orthostatic hypotension, falls, reflex tachycardia, headache, and nasal congestion Dutasteride patient teaching and response to delayed onset of therapeutic effect - ANSWER o benefits take months to develop o decreased ejaculate volume and libido. o FDA Pregnancy Risk Category X. It can be absorbed through the skin, so pregnant women should not handle the drug. o men should not donate blood while using it or for at least 6 months after stopping it to avoid...

Doxazosin side effects (due to alpha 1 receptor being blocked) - ANSWER dizziness/syncope, headache, first-dose orthostatic hypotension, drowsiness, nasal congestion Dutasteride (finasteride) patient teaching - ANSWER benefits take months to develop, must continue taking med even if improvement not rapidly seen may lower ejaculatory volume & libido How to know Terazosin is working? - ANSWER improved symptoms of dysuria, urgency, urinary tract infections, hesitancy etc. Testosteron...

Doxazosin side effects - ANSWER orthostatic hypotension, falls, reflex tachycardia, headache, and nasal congestion Dutasteride patient teaching and response to delayed onset of therapeutic effect - ANSWER o benefits take months to develop o decreased ejaculate volume and libido. o FDA Pregnancy Risk Category X. It can be absorbed through the skin, so pregnant women should not handle the drug. o men should not donate blood while using it or for at least 6 months after stopping it to avoid...