If a patient with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux
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disease states that he has been self-treating at home with
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OTC ranitidine daily, the appropriate treatment would be:
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Prokinetic (metoclopramide) for 4 to 8 weeks |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) for 12 weeks
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Histamine2 receptor antagonist (ranitidine) for 4 to 8 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
weeks
Cytoprotective drug (misoprostol) for 2 weeks - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) for 12
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weeks
Being competent in the use of information technology in
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clinical practice is expected in professional nurses.
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Advanced practice competence includes the ability to:
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,Search for information using the most common search
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engines
Serve as content experts in developing, implementing,
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and evaluating information Systems
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Write programs to assure the integrity of health
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information
Use information technology to prescribe drugs - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Serve as content experts in developing,
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implementing, and evaluating information Systems |\ |\ |\ |\
The first-line therapy for mild-persistent asthma is:
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High-dose montelukast |\
Theophylline
Low-dose inhaled corticosteroids
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Long-acting beta-2-agonists - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Low-dose inhaled corticosteroids |\ |\
,Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
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Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
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Bypass the hepatic circulation|\ |\ |\
Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if
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any desired action
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Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble
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forms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Are rapidly metabolized
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by the liver and may have little if any desired action
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Pharmacoeconomics is: |\
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The study of the part of the U.S. economy devoted to
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drug use |\
The study of the impact of prescription drug costs on the
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overall economy |\
, The analysis of the costs and consequences of any health-
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care-related treatment or service |\ |\ |\
The analysis of the clinical efficacy of the drug - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The analysis of the costs and consequences
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of any health-care-related treatment or service
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Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a
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history of heart attack, the drug chosen is atenolol. Beta
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blockers treat hypertension by: |\ |\ |\
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Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone |\ |\ |\ |\
Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity |\ |\ |\
Reducing aqueous humor production - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Gender differences between men and women in
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pharmacokinetics include: |\