This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A patient has lamivudine-sensitive hepatitis B and is taking entecavir (Baraclude) 0.5 mg per day. ... (Read 56 times)

123654777

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 585
on: Jul 23, 2018
A patient has lamivudine-sensitive hepatitis B and is taking entecavir (Baraclude) 0.5 mg per day. The nurse reviews the patient's laboratory values and notes a creatinine clearance of 40 mL/min.
 
  What will the nurse discuss with the patient's provider?
  a. Continuing the entecavir at the same dose
  b. Decreasing the entecavir dose to 0.25 mg per day
  c. Discontinuing the entecavir and considering dialysis
  d. Increasing the entecavir dose to 1 mg per day

Question 2

A patient has a positive test for influenza type A and tells the nurse that symptoms began 5 days before being tested. The prescriber has ordered oseltamivir (Tamiflu). The nurse will tell the patient that oseltamivir:
 
  a. may decrease symptom duration by 2 or 3 days.
  b. may not be effective because of the delay in starting treatment.
  c. may reduce the severity but not the duration of symptoms.
  d. will alleviate symptoms within 24 hours of the start of therapy.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

mmpiza

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 354
Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Patients with a creatinine clearance of 30 to 49 mL/min should take 0.25 mg of entecavir per day. It is not correct to continue the same dose or to increase the dose. Dialysis is not indicated.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Oseltamivir is most effective when begun within 2 days after symptom onset. When started within 12 hours of symptom onset, it may decrease duration of symptoms by 2 to 3 days. The drugs reduces both symptom severity and symptom duration when used in a timely fashion. It does not rapidly alleviate symptoms.


123654777

  • Member
  • Posts: 585
Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

Liddy

  • Member
  • Posts: 342
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.

Did you know?

Patients who have undergone chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer often complain of a lack of mental focus; memory loss; and a general diminution in abilities such as multitasking, attention span, and general mental agility.

Did you know?

Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.

Did you know?

Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.

Did you know?

The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.

Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
Measuring Patient Height Measuring Patient Height
Patient with osteoarthritis Patient with osteoarthritis
Patient teaching: rectal and anal assessment Patient teaching: rectal and anal assessment
Scheduling patient appointments by telephone. Scheduling patient appointments by telephone.
Abdominal thrusts are delivered with a firm thrust into the patient’s abdomen with an upward ... Abdominal thrusts are delivered with a firm thrust into the patient’s abdomen with an upward ...
Video: Simple Diffusion - gases and nonpolar compounds transport

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library