A patient is to be administered duloxetine (Cymbalta) to treat depression. Which of the following laboratory values would prevent the patient from being treated with this medication?
A) Increase digoxin level
B) Decreased phenytoin level
C) Increased ALT
D) Increased sedimentation rate
C
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A client's susceptibility to osteomalacia is related to which risk factor?
a. Calcium level of 11 mg/dL b. Diet high in milk and soy c. Phosphate level of 1.0 mg/dL d. Taking vitamin D supplements
An 8-year-old boy comes to the emergency department with abdominal pain. The nurse notes that when the child walks to the treatment room, he is walking on his toes. What might the nurse suspect is wrong with this child?
A) Incarcerated hernia B) Appendicitis C) Testicular torsion D) Wilms' tumor
Which question is most important for the nurse to ask a patient who is prescribed phenytoin (Dilantin) before administering the first dose?
a. "Do you drink coffee or other caffeinated beverages?" b. "Have you ever had high blood pressure?" c. "How many seizures do you have daily?" d. "What other drugs do you take daily?"
________ is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that continues to produce diuresis even in the presence of alkalosis.
A. Isosorbide B. Mannitol C. Acetazolamide D. Chlorothiazide