Advanced pharmacology for NP Exam 2 | UPDATE|
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Patients who are being treated for folate deficiency require
monitoring of:
Hematocrit and hemoglobin at one week and then at eight weeks
The treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency is:
1,000 mcg daily of oral cobalamin
The dosage of Vitamin B12 to initially treat pernicious anemia
is:
Vitamin B12 1,000 mcg IM daily for one week then 1,000 mg
IM weekly for a month
,Before beginning IM vitamin B12 therapy, which laboratory
values should be obtained?
All of above:
1. Reticulocyte count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit
2. Iron
3. Vitamin B12
________ should be monitored when vitamin B12 therapy is
started.
Serum potassium
Anemia due to chronic renal failure is treated with:
Epoetin alfa (Epogen)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may be aggravated by
the following medication that affects lower esophageal sphincter
(LES) tone:
Estrogen
,Lifestyle changes are the first step in treatment of GERD. Food
or drink that may aggravate GERD include:
Caffeine
Metoclopramide improves GERD symptoms by:
Increasing lower esophageal tone
Antacids treat GERD by:
Increasing gastric pH
A patient with mild GERD is started on _______ first.
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists
If a patient with symptoms of GERD states that he has been self-
treating at home with over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine daily,
the appropriate treatment would be:
, PPI (omeprazole) for 12 weeks
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
If a patient with GERD who is taking a PPI daily is not
improving, the plan of care would be:
PPI (omeprazole) twice a day for 4 to 8 weeks
The next step in treatment when a patient has been on PPIs twice
daily for 12 weeks and not improving is:
Refer the patient for endoscopy.
Infants with reflux are initially treated with:
Antireflux maneuvers (such as elevating the head of the bed)
Long-term use of PPIs may lead to:
Hip fractures in at-risk persons
COMPLETE FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS|GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!!
Patients who are being treated for folate deficiency require
monitoring of:
Hematocrit and hemoglobin at one week and then at eight weeks
The treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency is:
1,000 mcg daily of oral cobalamin
The dosage of Vitamin B12 to initially treat pernicious anemia
is:
Vitamin B12 1,000 mcg IM daily for one week then 1,000 mg
IM weekly for a month
,Before beginning IM vitamin B12 therapy, which laboratory
values should be obtained?
All of above:
1. Reticulocyte count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit
2. Iron
3. Vitamin B12
________ should be monitored when vitamin B12 therapy is
started.
Serum potassium
Anemia due to chronic renal failure is treated with:
Epoetin alfa (Epogen)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may be aggravated by
the following medication that affects lower esophageal sphincter
(LES) tone:
Estrogen
,Lifestyle changes are the first step in treatment of GERD. Food
or drink that may aggravate GERD include:
Caffeine
Metoclopramide improves GERD symptoms by:
Increasing lower esophageal tone
Antacids treat GERD by:
Increasing gastric pH
A patient with mild GERD is started on _______ first.
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists
If a patient with symptoms of GERD states that he has been self-
treating at home with over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine daily,
the appropriate treatment would be:
, PPI (omeprazole) for 12 weeks
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
If a patient with GERD who is taking a PPI daily is not
improving, the plan of care would be:
PPI (omeprazole) twice a day for 4 to 8 weeks
The next step in treatment when a patient has been on PPIs twice
daily for 12 weeks and not improving is:
Refer the patient for endoscopy.
Infants with reflux are initially treated with:
Antireflux maneuvers (such as elevating the head of the bed)
Long-term use of PPIs may lead to:
Hip fractures in at-risk persons
