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You, the fabulous APN, are prescribing a bisphosphonate for your patient. This is because you desire the therapeutic effects of this drug class for your patient, which include:

You order a patient’s metformin to be held prior to a scheduled CT scan with intravenous contrast.  When should the medication be resumed post procedure?

When considering a levonorgetrel intrauterine device (Mirena IUD) for a patient, the APN is knowledgeable that:

The emperor _______________________ issued the Edict of Milan which legalized Christianity. 

When providing care to a patient with diabetes, the APN is aware that the American Diabetes Association guidelines for blood pressure and lipid control include:

Medical control has ordered administration of a dopamine infusion at 14 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 176 pounds. Your medication packaging is shown below and you will be using a microdrip (60 gtt/mL) administration set. What is the correct infusion rate? DO NOT FORGET THE CORRECT UNITS IN YOUR ANSWER.      

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?

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:

Choose the unacceptable health risks/contraindication(s) to hormonal contraception.