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  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?  

What is the number one goal of treatment of viral upper respiratory illnesses?

Men receiving testosterone are at greatest risk of which of the following adverse events?

It has become increasingly difficult to treat antimicrobial-resistant infections. What is the major reason? 

 Imiquimod (Aldara) is used to treat 

In an adult patient with community-acquired pneumonia with underlying COPD, what drug would you choose to treat their CAP?    

An 80-year-old female fell, broke her hip, and underwent intraoperative repair with the pinning of the fracture. She developed a local infection at the site of the repair and was treated with a 10-day course of oral clindamycin. She was transferred to the nursing home for rehabilitation and has developed loose watery stools. Today when you visit her, she reports feeling diffuse abdominal discomfort and has had 10 bowel movements. You plan to do the following