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The nurse practitioner is asked by a male patient to consider prescribing the erectile dysfunction medication, sildenafil (Viagra). Which medication is considered contraindicated for use in combination with sildenafil due to the risk of life-threatening hypotension?

When a nurse practitioner switches between opioids (for example morphine oral to oxycodone oral) he/she should prescribe the new opioid at?

A 52 y/o female is prescribed triple therapy (Clarithromycin + Pantoprazole + Metronidazole) for Helicobacter pylori eradication. She chronically takes warfarin (Coumadin) and is followed by the anticoagulation clinic. The nurse practitioner should expect the following results to occur with the patient’s INR

According to the ACC/AHA Clinical Guidelines discussed in class, a 66 y/o cardiac patient post myocardial infarction should be prescribed which medication as secondary prevention for clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease?

A 45 y/o male is started on the ACE-Inhibitor benazepril for hypertension. The nurse practitioner schedules a basic metabolic panel in one week to assess for:

A 35 y/o male presents to the clinic today with an erythematous, non-purulent, left lower leg infection with lymphangitic spreading. He has a history of a pencillin allergy with angioedema documented in the electronic medical record. The nurse practitioner prescribes which medication to treat his condition today?

A 40 y/o asthmatic male presents to the clinic with wheezing and shortness of breath. It is determined that he is experiencing an asthma exacerbation. The nurse practitioner prescribes which medication as part of exacerbation treatment?

A researcher determined that a strain of E.coli is producing a shortened protein required for glucose metabolism. What type of mutation could be responsible for this shorter than normal protein?

The most significant role played by pH buffers is to

A researcher determined that a strain of E.coli is producing a shortened protein required for glucose metabolism. What type of mutation could be responsible for this shorter than normal protein?