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Q:IWhyImustIsteroidsIbeItapered?
Answer:
IavoidIbothIrecurrentIactivityIofItheIunderlyingIdiseaseIprocessIandIpossibleIcortisolIdeficienc
yIresultingIfromItheIhypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenalIaxisI(HPA)IsuppressionIduringItheIperiodIofIsteroidItherapy.
Q:IPatientsIwhoIareIcurrentlyIonIorIwillIstartIchronicIcorticosteroidItherapyIshouldIbeImonit
oredIforIwhat?
Answer:
IserumIglucose
Q:IPatientsIwithIrheumatoidIarthritisIwhoIareIonIaIchronicIlow-
doseIprednisoneIwillIneedIco-
treatmentIwithIwhichImedicationsItoIpreventIfurtherIadverseIeffects
Answer:
IVitaminID,IcalciumIsupplement,IandIbisphosphate
Q:IWhatIisItheIFDAIBlackIBoxIWarningIforIALLInonsteroidalIanti-
inflammatoryIdrugsI(NSAIDS)?
,Answer:
IIncreasedIriskIofICVIthromboticIevents,IStroke,IMIIPotentialIforIcausingIlife-
threateningIgastrointestinalIbleeds
Q:IWhatIdoINSAIDsIincreaseItheIriskIof?
Answer:
ICVIthromboticIevents,IMI,Istroke
Q:IIfIyouIareIgettingIreadyItoIprescribeIanINSAID,IaIcompleteIdrugIhistoryIshouldIbeIcondu
ctedIasINSAIDsIinteractIwithIwhichIdrug?
Answer:
IWarfarin
Q:IGabriellaIisIaI3-
yearIoldIdiagnosedIwithIotitisImediaIandIanIupperIrespiratoryIinfection.IYouIprescribeIherIanI
antibioticI(probablyIamoxicillin)IandIibuprofen.IWhatIeducationIshouldItheIparentsIreceive?
Answer:
INeedItoIkeepIwellIhydratedIwhileItakingIibuprofen
Q:IWilliamIisIaI78-
yearIoldIwhoItakesItwoIaspirinIeveryImorningIwhileIheIreadsIhisInewspaperItoItreatIarthritisIp
ainIinIhisIback.IHeIstatesItheIaspirinIhelpsIhimItoI"getImoving"IeachIday.ILatelyIheIhasIhadIs
omeIheartburnIfromItheIaspirin.IAfterIyouIruleIoutIanIacuteIGIIbleed,IwhatIwouldIbeIanIappro
priateIcourseIofItreatmentIforIWilliam?
, Answer:
IAddIanIH2IblockerIsuchIasIranitidineItoIhisItherapy
Q:IPatientsIprescribedIaspirinItherapyIrequireIeducationIregardingItheIsignsIofIaspirinItoxicit
y.IAnIearlyIsignIofIaspirinItoxicityIis?
Answer:
ITinnitus
Q:IYouIhaveIaIpatientIthatIisIonIlong-
ternIaspirinItherapyIandIwhatIlabIshouldIbeIconductedIannually?
Answer:
ICBC
Q:IMonitoringIaIpatientIonIaIhigh-doseIaspirinIlevelIincludes
Answer:
ISalicylateIlevel,ICBC,IUrineIpH
Q:IHypoglycemiaIcanIresultIfromItheIactionIofIeitherIinsulinIorIanIoralIhypoglycemic.ISigns
IandIsymptomsIofIhypoglycemiaIinclude
Answer:
IDizziness,Iconfusion,Idiaphoresis,IandItachycardia