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a) Prednisone
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Mrs. Allen is a 60-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis. She
is very concerned about the risk of breast cancer associated with hormone
replacement therapy and is wondering what other treatments are available to her.
The clinician explains that bisphosphonates are another class of drugs used in the
prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. What teaching should the clinician give
Mrs. Allen in regard to taking bisphosphonates?
Question options:
a) Taking bisphosphonates can result in hypercalcemia, so calcium intake should be
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decreased while taking this class of drugs.
b) There is potential for upper GI irritation, so these medications are contraindicated
in people with abnormalities of the esophagus or delayed esophageal emptying.
c) This class of drugs can be taken at any time of the day without regard to meals.
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Which of the following medications can cause hyperglycemia?
Question options:
a) Prednisone
b) Metformin
c) Synthroid
d) Cephalexin
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The patient is prescribed radioactive iodine (RAI) and asks the clinician how this
drug works. The clinician's response should include which of the following data?
Question options:
a) RAI prevents the peripheral conversion of T4 to T3.
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After 6 months of b) normal TSH
Synthroid therapy, the
clinician should expect
which of the following in
the repeat thyroid
studies?
Question options:
a) Elevated TSH
b) Normal TSH
c) Low TSH
d) Undetectable TSH
Which of the following is c) Random plasma glucose greater than or equal to
diagnostic for diabetes 200 in a person with symptoms of hyperglycemia
mellitus?
Question options:
a) A1C 7.0 on one
occasion
b) Fasting blood sugar
(FBS) of 100 mg/dL on
two occasions
c) Random plasma
glucose greater than or
equal to 200 in a person
with symptoms of
hyperglycemia
d) Two-hour post-load
plasma glucose of 300
mg/dL on one occasion
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Which of the following d) All of the above
statements is true
regarding the treatment
of carpal tunnel
syndrome?
Question options:
a) The goal of treatment
is to prevent flexion and
extension movements of
the wrist.
b) Splints are used in
carpal tunnel syndrome,
because they allow for
free movement of the
fingers and thumb while
maintaining the wrist in a
neutral position.
c) Corticosteroid
injections are
discouraged in the
treatment of carpal
tunnel syndrome
because of the risks for
median nerve damage,
scarring, and infection.
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