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Kikoku

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Which action is most important to teach a patient prescribed to take allopurinol (Zyloprim) daily for gout?
 
  a. Avoid operating heavy machinery.
  b. Drink plenty of water.
  c. Avoid alcohol and caffeine.
  d. Take the drug only when symptoms of gout are present.

Question 2

For which patient who has severe osteoporosis
 
  is a drug from the bisphosphonate class of drug a better choice of therapy than a drug from the estrogen agonist/antagonist class?
  a. 40-year-old premenopausal woman who engages in aerobic exercise daily.
  b. 64-year-old woman who takes hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism.
  c. 70-year-old woman who is 3 weeks postoperative from a total abdominal hysterectomy.
  d. 80-year-old woman who has had a stroke and must use a walker for all ambulation.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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