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lunatika

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on: Jul 23, 2018
A patient receiving desmopressin is noted to be drowsy and listless and complains of a recent onset of headaches. The nurse is concerned about possible:
 
  a. water intoxication.
  b. hypernatremia.
  c. hypotension.
  d. hyperglycemia.

Question 2

A patient tells the nurse that the prescriber has changed his medication from tacrine (Cognex) to donepezil (Aricept), and the patient wants to know why.
 
  The nurse would be correct to clarify for the patient that an advantage to using donepezil (Aricept) instead of tacrine (Cognex) is that donepezil (Aricept) a. is better tolerated and can be given once daily.
  b. can reverse the degenerative process and improve cognitive functioning.
  c. also has antidepressant properties.
  d. does not have any peripheral cholinergic effects.


choc0chan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

A
A major drawback of tacrine, besides liver damage, is that it has a very short half-life and must be dosed more often. Aricept is better tolerated and can be administered once a day.
Donepezil cannot reverse the degenerative process and improve cognitive functioning.
Donepezil does not have antidepressant properties.
Donepezil does have peripheral cholinergic effects.


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lunatika

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
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