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The NP is considering options for pharmacologic management of obesity in a 13-year-old girl. Her mother does not want her to take a stimulant. When considering orlistat, the NP knows that which of the following is a contraindication?

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

A patient with Crohn disease has a documented folate deficiency. Drug therapy for folate deficiency anemia is:

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

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

After starting a patient with Graves disease on an antithyroid agent such as methimazole, patient monitoring includes thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4) every:

Obesity increases risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus by which of the following mechanisms?

Because 40% of bone accrual occurs during adolescence, building bone during this time is critical. Ways to improve bone accrual in adolescents include:

The dosage of vitamin B12 to initially treat pernicious anemia is:

All of the following are reasons why women experience worse CV outcomes than men except: