What special populations should not be prescribed pseudoephedrine?
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, Children under the age of 4, first line treatment for coughs and colds is
increased fluids and symptomatic management. Schedule III- addictive
personalities, HTN, CAD. Children under 4= Infants cause sudden death, not
recommended for children under 4. Anytime thinking of cough and cold
medications you should always think of the elderly, very young and HTN.
Drug choices to treat angina in older adults differ from those of younger adults only in:
A. Consideration of risk factors for diseases associated with and increased in aging
B. The placement of drug therapy as a treatment choice before lifestyle changes are
tried
C. The need for at least three drugs in the treatment regimen because of the complexity
of angina in the older adult
D. Those with higher risk for silent myocardial infarction (MI)
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A. Consideration of risk factors for diseases associated with and increased in
aging
Five questions should be asked during the follow up of any angina patient. They include:
A. Have there been any changes in lab data since the last visit?
B. Has the level of physical activity associated with the angina changed since the last
visit?
C. Have new risk factors come to light in producing the angina?
D. Is the patient filling prescriptions and taking the drugs as prescribed?
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, B. Has the level of physical activity associated with the angina changed since
the last visit?
Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
A. Loratadine
B. Diphenhydramine
C. Ipratropium
D. Albuterol
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D. Albuterol
James is a 52-year-old overweight smoker taking theophylline for his persistent asthma.
He tells his provider he is going to start the Atkin's diet for weight loss. The appropriate
response would be:
A. Congratulate him on making a positive change in his life
B. Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin's diet
C. Schedule him for regular serum theophylline levels during his diet due to increased
excretion of theophylline
D. Decrease his theophylline dose because a high-protein diet may lead to elevated
theophylline levels
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, C. Schedule him for regular serum theophylline levels during his diet due to
increased excretion of theophylline
Heart failure is a leading cause of death and hospitalization in older adults (greater than
65 years old). The drug of choice for this population is:
A. Aldosterone antagonists
B. Eplerenone
C. ACE inhibitors
D. ARBs
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C. ACE inhibitors
Combinations of a long-acting nitrate and a beta blocker are especially effective in
treating angina because:
A. Nitrates increase MOS and beta blockers increase MOD
B. Their additive affects permit lower doses of both drugs and their adverse reactions
cancel each other out.
C. They address the pathology of patients with exertional angina who have fixed
atherosclerotic coronary heart disease
D. All of the above
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, Children under the age of 4, first line treatment for coughs and colds is
increased fluids and symptomatic management. Schedule III- addictive
personalities, HTN, CAD. Children under 4= Infants cause sudden death, not
recommended for children under 4. Anytime thinking of cough and cold
medications you should always think of the elderly, very young and HTN.
Drug choices to treat angina in older adults differ from those of younger adults only in:
A. Consideration of risk factors for diseases associated with and increased in aging
B. The placement of drug therapy as a treatment choice before lifestyle changes are
tried
C. The need for at least three drugs in the treatment regimen because of the complexity
of angina in the older adult
D. Those with higher risk for silent myocardial infarction (MI)
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A. Consideration of risk factors for diseases associated with and increased in
aging
Five questions should be asked during the follow up of any angina patient. They include:
A. Have there been any changes in lab data since the last visit?
B. Has the level of physical activity associated with the angina changed since the last
visit?
C. Have new risk factors come to light in producing the angina?
D. Is the patient filling prescriptions and taking the drugs as prescribed?
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, B. Has the level of physical activity associated with the angina changed since
the last visit?
Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
A. Loratadine
B. Diphenhydramine
C. Ipratropium
D. Albuterol
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D. Albuterol
James is a 52-year-old overweight smoker taking theophylline for his persistent asthma.
He tells his provider he is going to start the Atkin's diet for weight loss. The appropriate
response would be:
A. Congratulate him on making a positive change in his life
B. Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin's diet
C. Schedule him for regular serum theophylline levels during his diet due to increased
excretion of theophylline
D. Decrease his theophylline dose because a high-protein diet may lead to elevated
theophylline levels
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, C. Schedule him for regular serum theophylline levels during his diet due to
increased excretion of theophylline
Heart failure is a leading cause of death and hospitalization in older adults (greater than
65 years old). The drug of choice for this population is:
A. Aldosterone antagonists
B. Eplerenone
C. ACE inhibitors
D. ARBs
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C. ACE inhibitors
Combinations of a long-acting nitrate and a beta blocker are especially effective in
treating angina because:
A. Nitrates increase MOS and beta blockers increase MOD
B. Their additive affects permit lower doses of both drugs and their adverse reactions
cancel each other out.
C. They address the pathology of patients with exertional angina who have fixed
atherosclerotic coronary heart disease
D. All of the above
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