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Which agent is approved to specifically treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and opioid induced constipation?

A patient who has been taking a benzodiazepine as a sleep aid for several months wishes to stop taking the medication. The patient should taper the dose gradually to avoid which effect?

CC is a 46-year-old male who has been treated with diazepam 5 mg twice daily for his anxiety disorder for approximately 20 years. The prescriber would like to switch CC’s medication to an SSRI, but is concerned about discontinuing the diazepam. How long can CC anticipate the taper of his diazepam to take?

A 24-year-old man arrives at the walk-in center. He reports that while walking in the woods he was bitten in the thigh by a raccoon. The examination reveals a wound that is 1cm deep on his right thigh. The wound is oozing bright red blood. What is your next best action?

Your client, a 64 year-old male, is taking Probenecid for gout.  What teaching is most important to give this patient?

A patient is diagnosed with influenza and prescribed a neuraminidase inhibitor. The NP knows that this drug is most effective when taken within how many hours of onset of flu symptoms?

Which statement is the scientific rationale for administering a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) to a client diagnosed with gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)?

You have a patient taking phenytoin to control his seizures. What should you assess your patient for regarding this medication?

Appropriate oral antimicrobial therapy for otitis externa with an accompanying facial cellulitis suitable for outpatient therapy includes a course of which oral medication?

The child who is a candidate for treatment with syrup of ipecac after ingestion of a toxic substance or overdose is the child who has ingested which substance?