A 55-year-old female patient with rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed with osteoporosis. The nurse realizes this patient might be prescribed which of the following medications to help with the treatment of this bone disorder?
1. Parathyroid hormone
2. Antihypertensive
3. Cardiac glycoside
4. Vitamins A and E
Parathyroid hormone
Rationale: Parathyroid hormone is used to reverse the inhibitory effects of bone formation in secondary osteoporosis resulting from the use of steroids. Steroids are often used to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis. For the patient with rheumatoid arthritis, the medication that will most likely be prescribed is parathyroid hormone. The other medications listed would not be indicated in the treatment of osteoporosis.
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