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Select the best description of the principal difference between first- and second-generation antihistamines.

CLO 11You’re a treating a patient on the telemetry floor of an acute care hospital who was admitted 2 days ago with cardiac symptoms. She is a cute elderly lady who is very eager to learn to use the rolling walker so she “can get out of this crazy place and go home where things are normal”. Today she is particularly anxious to get out of bed. As you enter the room, you notice the cardiac monitor indicates that her HR is 120 bpm. What is the best course of action concerning this patient today?    

Which of the following statements best describes pharmacokinetics?  

Potassium Sparring medications are a class of diuretics that prevent hypokalemia, which medications below are in this class?

What should the patient do for an erection lasting more than 4 hours?

CLO 5During pre-prosthetic management, which of following should be included for all patients with an amputation (regardless of the anatomical level)?      

  Which of these laboratory results would the nurse practitioner recognize as most significant when considering excretion of drugs?

Which benign prostatic hyperplasia medication should not be handled by women of childbearing age?

The patient who is taking ciprofloxacin is complaining of lower leg pain or inflammation. What does the nurse suspect has happened?

What drug is the best choice for prophylactic anti-emesis therapy for a patient who will receive chemotherapy?