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A young adult female has severe cystic acne and is requesting treatment with Accutane. The appropriate treatment for her would be: 

Monitoring for a healthy, nonpregnant adult patient being treated for a UTI is: 

Appropriate initial treatment for psoriasis would be: 

A patient has a fractured ankle and has received a prescription for acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin). Education when prescribing Vicodin includes: 

Patients who are on chronic long-term proton pump inhibitor therapy require monitoring for: 

A patient who was recently treated with clindamycin for an infection calls the advice nurse because she is having frequent diarrhea that she thinks may have blood in it. What would be the appropriate care for her? 

An adolescent has been prescribed isotretinoin (Accutane) by dermatology and is presenting to the primary care provider with symptoms of sadness and depression. The Beck Depression Inventory results indicate mild to moderate depression. What would be the best option at this point? 

Which of the following medications places a patient at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease? 

All diabetic patients with hyperlipidemia should be treated with: 

A patient presents to the clinic with a complaint of headaches off and on for months. She reports she feels like someone is “squeezing” her head. She occasionally takes Tylenol for the pain but usually just “toughs it out.” Initial treatment for tension headache includes asking her to keep a headache diary and giving her a prescription for: