Don, a 75 yr old male with COPD, comes to his routine appoin…

Don, a 75 yr old male with COPD, comes to his routine appointment with his current inhalers: albuterol, ipratropium bromide (atrovent), and beclomethasone diproprionate (beclovent). He states, “I can never remember which of these I should take first.” Your appropriate response is:

Mr. Tidd has benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Prostate ca…

Mr. Tidd has benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Prostate carcinoma has been ruled out. He asks the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) about beginning drug therapy to treat his symptoms. The NP notes that he consistently has blood pressure readings around 145/90 mm Hg. The NP should prescribe: