Complete Solutions 2024
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:
A. Recommending she return to the clinic at the start of her next menses to get a Depo Provera shot
B. 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
C. Prescribing oral contraceptives and having her start them the same day, with a back-up method
used for the first seven days
D. Discussing the advantages of using the topical birth control patch and recommending she
consider using the patch - - B. Prescribing oral contraceptives and having her start them the
same day, with a back-up method used for the first seven days
Sallie has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and is asking about the once-a-month pill to treat her
condition. How do bisphosphonates treat osteoporosis?
A. By selectively activating estrogen pathways in the bone
B. By reducing bone resorption by inhibiting PTH
C. By reducing bone resorption and inhibiting osteoclastic activity
D. By increasing PTH production - - B. By reducing bone resorption and inhibiting osteoclastic
activity
, Shana is receiving her first medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) injection. Shana will need to be
monitored for:
A. Depression
B. Hypertension
C. Weight loss
D. Cataracts - - A. Depression
Infants with congenital hypothyroidism are treated with:
A. Levothyroxine
B. Liothyronine
C. Liotrix
D. Methimazole - - A. Levothyroxine
Prophylactic use of bisphosphonates is recommended for patients with early osteopenia related to
long-term use of which of the following drugs?
A. Selective estrogen-receptor modulators