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Chelseaamend

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on: Jul 23, 2018
A patient diagnosed with HIV/AIDS has diarrhea that is not responding to antidiarrheal agents. Which medication will best assist in treating this patient's diarrhea?
 
  A) Bismuth salts (Pepto-Bismol)
  B) Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
  C) Cholestyramine (Questran)
  D) Octreotide acetate (Sandostatin)

Question 2

A patient is diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis. Which of the following nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents has the potential to reduce the number of polyps and decrease the risk of colon cancer?
 
  A) Ibuprofen (Motrin)
  B) Nabumetone (Relafen)
  C) Celecoxib (Celebrex)
  D) Probenecid (Benemid)


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Octreotide acetate (Sandostatin) is a synthetic form of somatostatin that is effective in diarrhea related to HIV/AIDS. Bismuth salts are not used for diarrhea that does not respond to other agents. Ciprofloxacin will not be used to treat diarrhea. Cholestyramine will not be used to treat diarrhea.

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Celecoxib (Celebrex), a COX-2 inhibitor, is used to treat familial adenomatous polyposis, in which the drug reduces the number of polyps and may decrease risk of colon cancer. Ibuprofen (Motrin) and nabumetone (Relafen) are not recommended for use in preventing familial adenomatous polyposis. Probenecid (Benemid) is used to treat gouty arthritis, not for the prevention of adenomatous polyposis.


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Chelseaamend

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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