Directions: Use the label to identify the information requested. If more than one answer is necessary, separate your answers with commas
a. Trade name: _______________
b. Generic name: _______________
c. Dosage strength: _______________
d. According to the label, who should not use this medication? _______________
ANS:
a. Cytotec, b. misoprostol, c. 100 mcg per tablet (tab), d. Pregnant women
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A 31-year-old woman is 20 weeks pregnant and has sought care because of a vaginal yeast infection. She has requested fluconazole from her care provider, citing the successful treatment of previous cases of candida vaginitis with this drug
How should her care provider respond? A) "Fluconazole has actually been linked to severe birth defects, so you should certainly avoid it while you're pregnant." B) "You can safely take fluconazole while you're pregnant, but you'll need lower doses for a longer time than you would otherwise." C) "Yes, you can take fluconazole because it doesn't cross your placenta and get to your baby." D) "Fluconazole isn't absolutely prohibited during pregnancy, but we need to consider carefully whether you need it."
When the patient with rheumatoid arthritis complains about the daily exercise, the nurse encouragingly reminds the patient that exercises:
a. keeps the joints from "freezing." b. will ensure better sleep. c. should be vigorous for joint stimulation. d. need not be done daily.
An elderly patient comes into the emergency department with confusion and mental status changes. Which of the following would suggest to the nurse that this patient has a head injury?
1. hand grasps stronger on right than left 2. takes Coumadin every evening and bumped head when getting into car earlier in the day 3. left sided weakness 4. right facial droop and slurred speech
The following is true about the medication acarbose (Precose) except:
1. It should be taken on an empty stomach. 2. It is usually given in three doses per day. 3. Ninety-eight percent of the drug is not absorbed. 4. Two percent of the drug is excreted by the kidneys.