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Melatonin production peaks during the night to help regulate the body’s day-night cycle.

Questions 1 to 6: Transfer of Care Mrs. PS, who is 86-years-old, is admitted to the Accident and Emergency department following a fall at home.  She lives alone in her own home and was found lying on the bathroom floor by her domiciliary carer. She is conscious and does not appear confused. According to the NICE Medicines Optimisation Guidance, within what time frame should medicines reconciliation occur when a patient is admitted to hospital? (1 mark)

An enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from a deficiency of dietary iodine is called:

From what we know about Mrs. PS, identify TWO non-medicine related factors that puts her at a higher risk of being readmitted to hospital. (1 mark)

Mrs. PS is found to have a fracture of her right hip joint and it is decided that she will have an operation to replace her joint.  She is admitted to an orthopaedic ward and two days later she has the operation and returns to the ward for a few days recuperation and mobilisation with physiotherapy support.  As part of preparing her for discharge, she is visited by the ward pharmacist who uses the PREVENT tool to see if any extra support is required. ‘R’ in the PREVENT tool is ‘Risk from specific meds/med-related admissions’. List TWO examples of classes of high-risk medicines included in this section of the tool.  What other TWO areas are mentioned under ‘R’ to minimise risk from medicines? (3 marks)

Which of the following is TRUE of teenage marriages following an unplanned pregnancy?

Coparenting can be easier in a blended family when:

Estrogens do all of the following EXCEPT:

Frank and Gloria recently got divorced. They are concerned about their daughter, Sara, dealing with negative consequences as a result. Which of the following behaviors displayed by Frank and Gloria would be the most detrimental for Sara?

The hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary are actually made by the hypothalamus.