NR 508 Advanced Pharmacology: Week 7 Questions and Answers (Spring 2020)

NR 508 Advanced Pharmacology: Week 7 Quiz (Spring 2020) Question: Patients who are treated with greater than 100 grams per week of topical calcipotriene for psoriasis need to be monitored for Questi on: Your patient has exercise-induced and mild persistent asthma and is prescribed two puffs of albuterol 15 minutes before exercise and as needed for wheezing. One puff per day of beclomethasone (QVAR) is also prescribed. Teaching regarding her inhalers includes: Question: Education of women who are being treated with ophthalmic antibiotics for conjunctivitis includes Question: Your patient is a football player who presents to the clinic with athlete’s foot. Patients with tinea pedis may be treated with Question:Your patient is a 6-month-old infant with severe eczema. She would benefit from topical corticosteroid therapy. Instructions for using topical corticosteroids in children include Question: Topical immunomodulators such as pimecrolimus (Elidel) or tacrolimus (Protopic) are used for Question: Your patient is a nasal methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrier. Treatment to eradicate nasal MRSA is mupirocin. Patient education regarding treating nasal MRSA includes Question: Topical diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is available OTC to treat itching. Patients or parents should be instructed regarding the use of topical diphenhydramine that Question: Twenty-year-old Annie comes to the clinic complaining of copious yellow-green eye discharge. Gram stain indicates she most likely has gonococcal conjunctivitis. While awaiting the culture results, the plan of care should be Question: Long-term treatment of moderate atopic dermatitis includes