Week 6 NR 568 2026 Question and Answer |
Newest Previously Tested Scripts | Verified
Solutions | A+ Verified
• Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes:
1. Colchicine may be constipating.
2. Colchicine always causes some degree of diarrhea.
3. Mild muscle weakness is normal.
4. Moderate amounts of alcohol are safe with colchicine. -✓✓2. Colchicine always
causes some degree of diarrhea.
• Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking
allopurinol includes:
1. Complete blood count
2. Blood glucose
3. C-reactive protein
4. BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance -✓✓4. BUN, creatinine, and
creatinine clearance
• Phil is starting treatment with febuxostat (Uloric). Education of patients starting
febuxostat includes:
1. Gout may worsen with therapy.
2. Febuxostat may cause severe diarrhea.
3. He should consume a high-calcium diet.
4. He will need frequent CBC monitoring. -✓✓1. Gout may worsen with therapy.
,• Sallie has been taking 10 mg per day of prednisone for the past 6 months. She
should be assessed for:
1. Gout
2. Iron deficiency anemia
3. Osteoporosis
4. Renal dysfunction -✓✓3. Osteoporosis
• Patients whose total dose of prednisone will exceed 1 gram will most likely need
a second prescription for:
1. Metformin, a biguanide to prevent diabetes
2. Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor to prevent peptic ulcer disease
3. Naproxen, an NSAID to treat joint pain
4. Furosemide, a diuretic to treat fluid retention -✓✓2. Omeprazole, a proton pump
inhibitor to prevent peptic ulcer disease
• Daniel has been on 60 mg of prednisone for 10 days to treat a severe asthma
exacerbation. It is time to discontinue the prednisone. How is prednisone
discontinued?
1. Patients with asthma are transitioned directly off the prednisone onto inhaled
corticosteroids.
2. Prednisone can be abruptly discontinued with no adverse effects.
3. Develop a tapering schedule to slowly wean Daniel off the prednisone.
4. Substitute the prednisone with another anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen. -
✓✓3. Develop a tapering schedule to slowly wean Daniel off the prednisone.
• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are on chronic low-dose prednisone will
need co-treatment with which medications to prevent further adverse effects?
1. A bisphosphonate
, 2. Calcium supplementation
3. Vitamin D
4. All of the above -✓✓4. All of the above
• Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic corticosteroid therapy need
monitoring of:
1. Serum glucose
2. Stool culture
3. Folate levels
4. Vitamin B12 -✓✓1. Serum glucose
• Patients who are on chronic long-term corticosteroid therapy need education
regarding:
1. Receiving all vaccinations, especially the live flu vaccine
2. Reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain
3. Eating a high carbohydrate diet with plenty of fluids
4. Small amounts of alcohol are generally tolerated. -✓✓2. Reporting black tarry
stools or abdominal pain
• All nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have an FDA Black Box
Warning regarding:
1. Potential for causing life-threatening GI bleeds
2. Increased risk of developing systemic arthritis with prolonged use
3. Risk of life-threatening rashes, including Stevens-Johnson
4. Potential for transient changes in serum glucose -✓✓1. Potential for causing
life-threatening GI bleeds
Newest Previously Tested Scripts | Verified
Solutions | A+ Verified
• Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes:
1. Colchicine may be constipating.
2. Colchicine always causes some degree of diarrhea.
3. Mild muscle weakness is normal.
4. Moderate amounts of alcohol are safe with colchicine. -✓✓2. Colchicine always
causes some degree of diarrhea.
• Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking
allopurinol includes:
1. Complete blood count
2. Blood glucose
3. C-reactive protein
4. BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance -✓✓4. BUN, creatinine, and
creatinine clearance
• Phil is starting treatment with febuxostat (Uloric). Education of patients starting
febuxostat includes:
1. Gout may worsen with therapy.
2. Febuxostat may cause severe diarrhea.
3. He should consume a high-calcium diet.
4. He will need frequent CBC monitoring. -✓✓1. Gout may worsen with therapy.
,• Sallie has been taking 10 mg per day of prednisone for the past 6 months. She
should be assessed for:
1. Gout
2. Iron deficiency anemia
3. Osteoporosis
4. Renal dysfunction -✓✓3. Osteoporosis
• Patients whose total dose of prednisone will exceed 1 gram will most likely need
a second prescription for:
1. Metformin, a biguanide to prevent diabetes
2. Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor to prevent peptic ulcer disease
3. Naproxen, an NSAID to treat joint pain
4. Furosemide, a diuretic to treat fluid retention -✓✓2. Omeprazole, a proton pump
inhibitor to prevent peptic ulcer disease
• Daniel has been on 60 mg of prednisone for 10 days to treat a severe asthma
exacerbation. It is time to discontinue the prednisone. How is prednisone
discontinued?
1. Patients with asthma are transitioned directly off the prednisone onto inhaled
corticosteroids.
2. Prednisone can be abruptly discontinued with no adverse effects.
3. Develop a tapering schedule to slowly wean Daniel off the prednisone.
4. Substitute the prednisone with another anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen. -
✓✓3. Develop a tapering schedule to slowly wean Daniel off the prednisone.
• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are on chronic low-dose prednisone will
need co-treatment with which medications to prevent further adverse effects?
1. A bisphosphonate
, 2. Calcium supplementation
3. Vitamin D
4. All of the above -✓✓4. All of the above
• Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic corticosteroid therapy need
monitoring of:
1. Serum glucose
2. Stool culture
3. Folate levels
4. Vitamin B12 -✓✓1. Serum glucose
• Patients who are on chronic long-term corticosteroid therapy need education
regarding:
1. Receiving all vaccinations, especially the live flu vaccine
2. Reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain
3. Eating a high carbohydrate diet with plenty of fluids
4. Small amounts of alcohol are generally tolerated. -✓✓2. Reporting black tarry
stools or abdominal pain
• All nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have an FDA Black Box
Warning regarding:
1. Potential for causing life-threatening GI bleeds
2. Increased risk of developing systemic arthritis with prolonged use
3. Risk of life-threatening rashes, including Stevens-Johnson
4. Potential for transient changes in serum glucose -✓✓1. Potential for causing
life-threatening GI bleeds
