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ap345 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

An 80-year-old patient has severe pain after a case of shingles. The pain is noted along the shoulder and back. He states the pain is so severe he cannot sleep. What is the primary medication that will relieve this pain?

A) Meperidine (Demerol)
B) Morphine sulfate (MS Contin)
C) Naproxen sodium (Naprosyn)
D) Gabapentin (Neurontin)

Question 2

A 74-year-old male patient is being treated in the hospital for a stroke and is undergoing an extended stay on a rehabilitation unit. The patient's wife has been participating actively in his care and performs much of his feeding and hygiene.

This evening, the patient's wife has brought in a number of healthy snacks to keep at his bedside. Knowing that the patient's medication regimen includes simvastatin, the nurse would remove which of the following items? A) Purple grapes
B) Cranberry cocktail
C) Grapefruit juice
D) Trail mix (salted nuts and seeds)

randomguy133 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Gabapentin is the first oral medication approved by the FDA for the management of postherpetic neuralgia. Meperidine will provide pain relief but is not effective in postherpetic neuralgia. Morphine sulfate will provide pain relief but is not effective in postherpetic neuralgia. Naproxen sodium will decrease inflammation but is not effective for postherpetic neuralgia.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
It is important to avoid taking simvastatin with grapefruit juice. None of the other listed foods is contraindicated.