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DyllonKazuo

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A 77-year-old patient is suffering from insomnia. Which of the following medications can be most safely administered to this patient to induce sleep?
 
  A) Alprazolam (Xanax)
  B) Clonazepam (Klonopin)
  C) Diazepam (Valium)
  D) Temazepam (Restoril)

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A woman was diagnosed with necrotizing otitis externa and will soon begin a course of oral ciprofloxacin. When providing health education to this patient, the nurse should emphasize the need to temporarily avoid
 
  A) calcium antacids.
  B) fatty foods.
  C) grapefruit juice.
  D) foods containing purines.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Temazepam (Restoril) is eliminated by conjugation with glucuronide. Thus, temazepam (Restoril) is the drug of choice for patients who are elderly, have liver disease, or are taking drugs that interfere with hepatic drugmetabolizing enzymes. Alprazolam (Xanax) is not administered for insomnia. Clonazepam (Klonopin) is not administered for insomnia. Diazepam (Valium) is not administered for insomnia.

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Patients should not take oral ciprofloxacin within 2 hours of eating dairy products, calcium-fortified juices, antacids, zinc, or iron. There is no specific need to avoid fatty foods, grapefruit juice, or high-purine foods.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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