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HESI RN · HESI Pharmacology · Effects of Pharmacological Treatments on Clients Across a Lifespan

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Question 1 of 5

Tick the unwanted effects of indinavir:

A. Hypotension, vomiting, dizziness
B. Nephrolithiasis, nausea, hepatotoxicity
C. Peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis, hyperuricemia
D. Anemia, neutropenia, nausea

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Nephrolithiasis, nausea, hepatotoxicity

Question 2 of 5

Tick the drug, inhibiting viral proteases:

A. Rimantadine
B. Acyclovir
C. Saquinavir
D. Zalcitabine

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Saquinavir

Question 3 of 5

After seven days of treatment with sulfonamides a patient’s haemoglobin had decreased from 14.7 gm/100 ml to 10 gm/100 ml. The most likely cause of hemolysis in this patient is

A. Sickle cell disease
B. Thalassemia minor
C. Hereditary spherocytosis
D. Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD)

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD)

Question 4 of 5

A patient’s adult child telephones the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner to inquire about the patient’s illness. The patient’s child reports that the parent relies upon the child to explain everything to him or her. The nurse practitioner:

A. asks the child to provide a copy of the patient’s advance directive document
B. assures the child that the nurse practitioner can disclose requested information
C. informs the child that he or she must come to the clinic to discuss the parent’s case
D. tells the child that the nurse practitioner can discuss the information only with the patient

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: tells the child that the nurse practitioner can discuss the information only with the patient

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following statements is correct for levodopa?

A. Tolerance to both beneficial and adverse effects develops gradually
B. Levodopa is most effective in the first 2-5 years of treatment
C. After 5 years of therapy, patients have dose-related dyskinesias, inadequate response or toxicity
D. All of the above

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: All of the above

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