Moderate persistent asthma

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1. Which of the following statements about TCAs are true? Select all that apply. All choices must be correct to receive credit.

1) TCAs are in the BEERS criteria due to the adverse effect of dizziness.

2) Antihistaminic and anticholinergic effects can cause drowsiness, dry mouth, and urinary hesitation.

3) TCAs may inhibit calcium and sodium channels, causing life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.

4) TCAs work by inhibiting reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine.

5) None of the above.

2. The 58-year-old has had T2DM for 15 years. She is currently taking metformin, sitagliptin (Januvia), and pioglitazone (Actos). Her hemoglobin A1C has ranged from 8.5-11.1 within the past year. Her A1C today is 9.9. The APRN orders insulin glargine (Lantus) to be administered at bedtime for one week. She also advises the patient to check her blood sugars fasting before breakfast and to bring the record to the next visit in 7 days, when this regimen will be reevaluated. These interventions are:

1) Appropriate

2) Inappropriate

3. The nurse is giving education to a patient being dispositioned. He understands that, all of the following interfere with absorption of levothyroxine EXCEPT:

1) Tums

2) Feosol

3) Cholestyramine

4) Meloxicam

4. The pathophysiology of peptic ulcer disease includes which of the following risk factors? All choices must be correct to receive credit.

1) H. pylori infection

2) Regular use of NSAIDs

3) Alcohol consumption

4) Genetic factors

5. Which of the following medications is used as an antipyretic in patients with viral upper respiratory illnesses?

1) Codeine

2) Dextromethorphan

3) Indomethacin

4) Acetaminophen

6. A 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38-week gestation is diagnosed with a lower UTI. She is healthy with no drug allergies. Appropriate first-line therapy for her UTI would be:

1) Ciprofloxacin

2) Nitrofurantoin

3) Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

4) Azithromycin

7. What schedule is the drug, Lomotil?

1) Schedule II

2) Schedule III

3) Schedule IV

4) Schedule V

8. Munchy is a six-year-old who presents to the clinic with a forty-eight-hour history of nausea, vomiting, and some diarrhea. She is unable to keep fluids down, and her weight is 4 pounds less than her last recorded weight. Besides intravenous (IV) fluids, her exam warrants the use of an antinausea medication. The Nurse Practitioner prescribes?

1) Promethazine

2) Meclizine

3) Zofran

4) Prochlorperazine

9. Osmotics used to treat constipation include of the following EXCEPT:

1) Polyethylene glycol

2) Magnesium citrate

3) Glycerin suppositories

4) Lactulose

10. Bo, a forty-two-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. The Nurse Practitioner would avoid using which of the following asthma medications?

1) Betamethasone

2) Salmetrol

3) Roflumilast

4) Montelukast

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