NU 636 Quiz 4 (Questions and Answers) Graded Quiz . One of your obese female patients is coming to review her recent
lab results. Her HgbA1C is 12.1. She reports she just cannot
seem to commit herself to an appropriate nutritional lifestyle.
There were no other abnormalities noted with her lab r...
NU636 Quiz 4 (Questions and Answers) Graded Quiz 2023-2024 One of your obese female patients is coming to review her recent lab results. Her HgbA1C is 12.1. She reports she just cannot seem to commit herself to an appropriate nutritional lifestyle. There were no other abnormalities noted with her lab results. With your understanding of the current ADA standards of care which of the following medications will you include in the plan for this patient?
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
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Glipizide (Glucotrol) , Not Selected
Incorrect answer:
Acarbose (Precose) Correct Answer:
Metformin (Glucophage) Metformin (Glucophage) , Not Selected
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Rationale: Ch 46 – initiating therapy; Biguanides; used as first-line
monotherapy for treatment of type 2 diabetes; Metformin inhibits hepatic glucose production and improves peripheral sensitivity to insulin; ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes directs use of Metformin as first-line monotherapy Results for item 2.
2 points
A 52-year-old male patient with a family history of cardiac disease
reports to the clinic with a complaint of intermittent chest pain. A
review of his medical record reveals that he was started on 112.5mcg of synthetic T4 (Synthroid) three weeks ago for a TSH level of 7.2. While he reports improved energy and mental clarity since starting on Synthroid he is concerned about the chest pain. You take his vital signs and find he has a BP of 142/86 and a regular pulse at 128. Which of the following represents your best treatment plan for this patient? Make no changes in the Synthroid dose, order a TSH and an EKG
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Decrease the Synthroid dose, order a TSH and an EKG
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Incorrect answer:
Order a stress test because of his family history
Correct Answer:
Decrease the Synthroid dose, order a TSH and an EKG
Discontinue Synthroid as chest pain is an adverse event
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Rationale: Ch 47 – initiating therapy; thyroid hormone and symptoms and signs of hyperthyroidism – excess thyroid hormone
can cause palpitations and arrhythmias; thyroid hormone replacement therapy is a life long intervention therefore it is not appropriate to outright discontinue it
Results for item 3.
3 points
Your 73-year-old patient reports a history thyroid hormone replacement therapy since 19 years of age secondary to having a partial thyroidectomy. The patient is on Synthroid. As an astute advanced practice nurse you understand that chronic treatment with a thyroid hormone can result in the development of which of the following?
Correct answer:
Osteoporosis
Tachycardia
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Insomnia
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Sweating
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