NURS 6521 ADVANCE PHARM FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS

Glucocorticoids can cause osteoporosis, diabetes, weight gain --Give Biphosphontate if using for log term-- ED medication side effects hearing problems, HTN when administered with Nitrates Flomax (tamsulosin) can treat Pulmonary HTN and BPH Testosterone S.E Edema, hepatoxicity, decreases HDL, increases LDL, prostate CA, abuse potential Rickets treatment Vitamin D, Calcium, and Doxycycline Alcoholics have what type of vitamin deficiency Folic Acid, Thiamin B1 Glucosamine is used to treat Osteoarthritis -there is an increased risk for bleeding- A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat BPH. When providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? Prostate CA A male patient is experiencing climacteric symptoms secondary to androgen deficiency. His physician has prescribed testosterone. The nursing assessment reveals that the patient has had a myocardial infarction. The combination of testosterone therapy and a history of myocardial infarction would place that patient at a significantly higher risk of hypercholesterolemia. A Nurse Practitioner is performing patient education for a woman who has just been prescribed biphosphonate. Which of the following diagnostic and history findings would have prompted the woman's care provider to prescribe a biphosphonate Low bone density and a family history of osteoporosis