NSG 6005 week 7 quiz Questions With
Solutions
Henry 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? low-dose colchicine
Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes Colchici...
Henry 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? low-dose colchicine
Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes Colchicine always causes some
degree of diarrhea
Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking allopurinol
includes BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance
Phil is starting treatment with febuxostat (Uloric). Education of patients starting febuxostat
includes: 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 ________. osteoporosis
Patients whose total dose of prednisone will exceed 1 gram will most likely need a second
prescription for Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor to prevent peptic ulcer disease
, NSG 6005 week 7 quiz Questions With
Solutions
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? 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 all of the above
Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic corticosteroid therapy need monitoring of
serum glucose
Patients who are on chronic long-term corticosteroid therapy need education regarding
reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain
all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs0 have an FDA Black Box Warning regarding
potential for causing life-threatening GI bleeds
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