The nurse, providing medications to a patient with multiple sclerosis, realizes that the goals of medication therapy for this patient include
1. modifying the progression of the disease.
2. treating acute exacerbations.
3. managing symptoms.
4. curing the disease.
5. remyelinating nerve fibers.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: This is a goal of pharmacologic therapy for multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 2: This is a goal of pharmacologic therapy for multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 3: This is a goal of pharmacologic therapy for multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 4: This is not a goal of pharmacologic therapy for multiple sclerosis.
Rationale 5: This is not a goal of pharmacologic therapy for multiple sclerosis.
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