Christine is a 55 y/o patient with severe diabetic gastroparesis and diabetic retinopathy. When considering a medication regimen for Christine, which drug would the APN be leastlikely to prescribe?
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Mary is a 65y/o patient who presents with complaints of weak…
Mary is a 65y/o patient who presents with complaints of weakness, fatigue, nausea/vomiting and diarrhea. Her BP is 90/60 and finger-stick glucose is 64. There symptoms are concerning for what problem and what diagnostic test may confirm you suspicion?
Risk factors for osteoporosis may include:
Risk factors for osteoporosis may include:
Choose the unacceptable health risks/contraindication(s) to…
Choose the unacceptable health risks/contraindication(s) to hormonal contraception.
Thioamides, like methimazole, can best be described as agent…
Thioamides, like methimazole, can best be described as agents that:
When prescribing a transdermal patch for hormonal birth cont…
When prescribing a transdermal patch for hormonal birth control (EVRA), the nurse practitioner is aware that:
Secondary adrenal suppression/adrenocortical insufficiency:
Secondary adrenal suppression/adrenocortical insufficiency:
You have prescribed an oral antidiabetic drug to your patien…
You have prescribed an oral antidiabetic drug to your patient, Johnny Depp. You explain to your patient that this particular drug helps to control post-prandial glucose and is dependent on glucose for therapeutic activity. The drug/drug class you have most likely prescribed to your patient is:
Metabolic actions of exenatide/ Byetta (GLP-1 Analogs) inclu…
Metabolic actions of exenatide/ Byetta (GLP-1 Analogs) include:
Mary is a 63 year old female who 10 years post-menopausal. …
Mary is a 63 year old female who 10 years post-menopausal. She is requesting estrogen replacement therapy for prevention of osteoporosis. She reports minimal bothersome symptoms of menopause. As her provider, you explain to the patient that: