QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE EXAM
1. Aricept (Dementia) = altered thought process
2. Glaucoma patient = pupils take longer to respond
3. Male athlete, small testicles = ask about steroids
4. Tylenol OD = ASD, ALT – liver enzymes
5. GERD (Lansoprazole) = takes several weeks to
take effect
6. IV med given, how long will it take = migraine
relief within 15 min.
7. Oily stool = ask what they have been eating
8. Gentomycin = decreased hearing loss
9. HIV patient = causes liver problems (liver
enzymes)
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, 10. Infected foot (Lamisil) = HX of alochol
11. On Coumadin = don’t walk barefoot
12. Dilantin = gingival hyperplasia
13. Patient in ER, nurse concerned = Digoxin and
Lasix
14. Planning on pregnant (Accutane) = wait a month
15. Prozac = wait 5 weeks before starting
16. Parkinson’s patient, wife calls = ask what meds
he’s taking
17. Patient taking Aldectone (Aldactone) = check
electrolytes
18. Lithium before you start test = creatine check –
kidney test
19. Vitamin D overdose, how do you tell? = Calcium
12 (norm 9-10.5)
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