NUR 187 MODULE 3 PRACTICE QUIZ AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A patient has received too much warfarin. The nurse will prepare to give which
antidote for warfarin toxicity?
Potassium (K+)
Vitamin K
Protamine sulfate
Vitamin E
Vitamin K is the antidote.
The nurse should monitor for muscle pain and possible myopathy when a patient
is taking which class of antilipemic drugs?
Bile acid sequestrants
HMG Co-A Reductase Inhibitors
Fibric acid derivatives
, Niacin
HMG Co-A Reductase Inhibitors
Myopathy (muscle pain) is a clinically important adverse effect that may occur with the
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. It may progress to a serious condition known as
rhabdomyolysis. Patients receiving statin therapy should be advised to report any
unexplained muscular pain or discomfort to their health care providers immediately.
A patient who has recently started therapy on a statin drug asks the nurse how
long it will take until he sees an effect on his serum cholesterol. Which of the
following would be the nurse's best response?
"Blood levels return to normal within a week of beginning therapy."
"It takes at least 6 months to see a change in cholesterol levels."
"You will need to take this medication for almost a year to see significant
results."
"It takes several weeks to see a change in cholesterol levels."
"It takes several weeks to see a change in cholesterol levels."
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A patient has received too much warfarin. The nurse will prepare to give which
antidote for warfarin toxicity?
Potassium (K+)
Vitamin K
Protamine sulfate
Vitamin E
Vitamin K is the antidote.
The nurse should monitor for muscle pain and possible myopathy when a patient
is taking which class of antilipemic drugs?
Bile acid sequestrants
HMG Co-A Reductase Inhibitors
Fibric acid derivatives
, Niacin
HMG Co-A Reductase Inhibitors
Myopathy (muscle pain) is a clinically important adverse effect that may occur with the
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. It may progress to a serious condition known as
rhabdomyolysis. Patients receiving statin therapy should be advised to report any
unexplained muscular pain or discomfort to their health care providers immediately.
A patient who has recently started therapy on a statin drug asks the nurse how
long it will take until he sees an effect on his serum cholesterol. Which of the
following would be the nurse's best response?
"Blood levels return to normal within a week of beginning therapy."
"It takes at least 6 months to see a change in cholesterol levels."
"You will need to take this medication for almost a year to see significant
results."
"It takes several weeks to see a change in cholesterol levels."
"It takes several weeks to see a change in cholesterol levels."
