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A 35-year-old male patient is planning travel to Africa and asks if he should be vaccinated against the plague. He reports that a relative who lives there died of the plague and he wants to be protected. The NP advises:

An 82-year-old takes two aspirin every morning to treat the arthritis pain in his back. The patient states the aspirin helps him to “get going” each day. Lately, the patient has had some heartburn from the aspirin. After ruling out an acute GI bleed, what would be an appropriate course of treatment for him?

Jeffrey is a 23-year-old graduate student with type 1 diabetes. His premeal blood glucose (BG) at 11:30 a.m. is 130. He eats an apple and has a sugar-free soft drink. At 1 p.m. before swimming his BG is 80. What should he do?

A patient recently started on naltrexone/bupropion SR (Contrave) is complaining of profound nausea. The appropriate response would be to:

A female patient presents with a complaint of vaginal discharge that when tested meets the criteria for bacterial vaginosis. Treatment of bacterial vaginosis in nonpregnant symptomatic women would be:

When starting a patient with hypothyroidism on thyroid replacement hormones, patient education would include:

To improve actual effectiveness of oral contraceptives, women should be educated regarding:

Who among the following patients often has a higher level of basal insulin?

A patient requesting weight loss medication has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following treatment options is contraindicated?

A patient requesting weight loss medication has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following treatment options is contraindicated?