NSG 6005 / NSG6005 PHARM WEEK 7 QUIZ LATEST (2021) GRADED A

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Elderly patients who are started on levothyroxine for thyroid replacement should be monitored for: Student Answer: Excessive sedation Tachycardia and angina Weight gain Cold intolerance Points Re... ceived: 2.5 of 2.5 Comments: Question 2 . Question : The ongoing monitoring of patients over the age sixty-five years taking alendronate (Fosamax) or any other bisphosphonate is: Student Answer: Annual dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans Annual vitamin D level Annual renal function evaluation Electrolytes every three months Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5 Comments: Question 3 . Question : Angela is a black woman who has heard that women of African descent do not need to worry about osteoporosis. What education would you provide Angela about her risk? Student Answer: She is correct; black women do not have much risk of developing osteoporosis due to their dark skin. Black women are at risk of developing osteoporosis due to their lower calcium intake as a group. If she doesn’t drink alcohol, her risk of developing osteoporosis is low. If she has not lost more than 10% of her weight lately, her risk is low. Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5 Comments: Question 4 . Question : Prophylactic use of bisphosphonates is recommended for patients with early osteopenia related to long-term use of which of the following drugs? Student Answer: Selective estrogen-receptor modulators Aspirin Glucocorticoids Calcium supplements Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5 Comments: Question 5 . Question : Ashley comes to the clinic with a request for oral contraceptives. She has successfully used oral contraceptives before and has recently started dating a new boyfriend so would like to restart contraception. She denies recent intercourse and has a negative urine pregnancy test in the clinic. An appropriate plan of care would be: Student Answer: Recommending she return to the clinic at the start of her next menses to get a Depo Provera shot Prescribing oral combined contraceptives and recommending that she start them at the beginning of her next period and use a back-up method for the first seven days Prescribing oral contraceptives and having her start them the same day, with a back-up method used for the first seven days Discussing the advantages of using the topical birth control patch and recommending she consider using the patch Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5 Comments: Question 6 . Question : Treatment of a patient with hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease consists of: [Show More]

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