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All of the following patients received pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) 5 years ago. Who is a candidate for receiving a second dose of immunization at this time?

What teaching do you give to a client taking tetracycline?

Which medication should you be concerned about prolonged QT intervals in high doses?

JD is a 72-year-old male whose past medical history is significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and psoriasis. He presents to the emergency room with crushing chest pain that radiates to his jaw and down his left arm. His stat labs in the emergency department reveal elevated troponins, and his EKG is positive for T-wave inversions. He was taken to the catheterization lab and had two drug-eluting stents placed in his coronary arteries. JD is admitted to the telemetry unit and started on metoprolol tartrate, lisinopril, and atorvastatin. The physician wants to put the patient on an antiplatelet regimen. Which antiplatelet regimen should JD receive for outpatient therapy after his stent placements?

What should you teach your client on the thyroid medication levothyroxine to do?

Home health calls you about your patient with heart failure takes digoxin, amlodipine, lisinopril with hctz, and pravastatin. The patient reports nausea, vomiting, and a headache. The nurse notes a respiratory rate of 18 breaths per minute, a heart rate of 58 beats per minute, and a blood pressure of 120/78 mm Hg. What should be done next?

Which side effect is caused by the listed class of diuretic?

TT is a 52-year-old white male who presents to his primary care physician with a chief complaint of shortness of breath. He works in construction and finds himself winded more often than not. A smoker since the age of 15, TT now smokes 10 cigarettes per day. The primary care physician sends TT for spirometry testing, which reveals that his FEV/FVC is 50%. Concerned with this result, the physician refers to the guidelines and prescribes therapy. The promotion of smoking cessation is mandatory. In addition, which type of drug therapy would be most pharmacologically beneficial to TT? Select all that apply.

What is most important for clients receiving quinine to be monitored closely for?

What activity does not avoid rebound gastric hyperacidity when discontinuing long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use?