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NSG 6005 Week 6 Pharmacology Quiz and Answers with
VERIFIED Solutions UPDATED!!!
Patients with RA who are on chronic low-dose prednisone will
need co-treatment with which medications to prevent further
adverse effects?
A. A bisphosphonate
B. Calcium supplementation
C. Vitamin D
D. All of the above - ANSWER D. All of the above
Amber is a twenty-four-year-old who has had migraines for ten
years. She reports a migraine on average of once a month. The
migraines are effectively aborted with naratriptan (Amerge).
When refilling Amber's naratriptan education would include
which of the following?
A. Naratriptan will interact with antidepressants, including
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and St John's Wort, and
she should inform any providers she sees that she has
migraines.
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B. Continue to monitor her headaches; if the migraine is
consistently happening around her menses, then there is
preventive therapy available.
C. Pregnancy is contraindicated when taking a triptan.
D. All the given options are correct. - ANSWER D. All the given
options are correct.
Kirk sprained his ankle and is asking for pain medication for his
mild-to-moderate pain. The appropriate first-line medication
would be __________.
A. ibuprofen (Advil)
B. acetaminophen with hydrocodone (Vicodin)
C. oxycodone (OxyContin)
D. oral morphine (Roxanol) - ANSWER A. ibuprofen (Advil)
Sallie has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past
six months. She should be assessed for ________.
A. gout
B. iron deficiency anemia
NSG 6005 Week 6 Pharmacology Quiz and Answers with
VERIFIED Solutions UPDATED!!!
Patients with RA who are on chronic low-dose prednisone will
need co-treatment with which medications to prevent further
adverse effects?
A. A bisphosphonate
B. Calcium supplementation
C. Vitamin D
D. All of the above - ANSWER D. All of the above
Amber is a twenty-four-year-old who has had migraines for ten
years. She reports a migraine on average of once a month. The
migraines are effectively aborted with naratriptan (Amerge).
When refilling Amber's naratriptan education would include
which of the following?
A. Naratriptan will interact with antidepressants, including
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and St John's Wort, and
she should inform any providers she sees that she has
migraines.
, 2|Page
B. Continue to monitor her headaches; if the migraine is
consistently happening around her menses, then there is
preventive therapy available.
C. Pregnancy is contraindicated when taking a triptan.
D. All the given options are correct. - ANSWER D. All the given
options are correct.
Kirk sprained his ankle and is asking for pain medication for his
mild-to-moderate pain. The appropriate first-line medication
would be __________.
A. ibuprofen (Advil)
B. acetaminophen with hydrocodone (Vicodin)
C. oxycodone (OxyContin)
D. oral morphine (Roxanol) - ANSWER A. ibuprofen (Advil)
Sallie has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past
six months. She should be assessed for ________.
A. gout
B. iron deficiency anemia
