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dalyningkenk

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A patient who has been prescribed primidone (Mysoline) also takes warfarin (Coumadin). Which laboratory blood test results indicate a possible drug interaction?
 
  a. Hematocrit 32
  b. Hemoglobin 11.2 g/dL
  c. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 21 mg/dL
  d. International normalized ratio (INR) 0.5

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A patient who is prescribed gabapentin (Neurontin) is also taking morphine sulfate for severe pain. What dosage adjustment should you expect?
 
  a. Decreased dosage of gabapentin
  b. Increased dosage of gabapentin
  c. Decreased dosage of morphine
  d. Increased dosage of morphine


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ky860224

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

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


dalyningkenk

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

ricroger

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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