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rayancarla1

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A patient who takes the anticoagulant warfarin will begin taking the anticonvulsant drug carbamazepine.
 
  The nurse reviews the drug information for these drugs and learns that carbamazepine is a hepatic enzyme inducer. The nurse anticipates that the provider will make which dosage adjustment?
  a. Decrease the dose of carbamazepine
  b. Increase the dose of carbamazepine
  c. Decrease the dose of warfarin
  d. Increase the dose of warfarin

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin taking ciprofloxacin. What instruction will the nurse include when teaching this patient about this drug?
 
  a. Do not take this medication with oral contraceptive pills.
  b. Take at least 1 hour after or 2 hours before taking antacids.
  c. Take in the morning with your multivitamin tablet.
  d. Take with milk to reduce gastric upset.


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trampas

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

ANS: D
Carbamazepine is a hepatic enzyme inducer, which can increase drug metabolism. Patients taking both drugs usually need a larger dose of warfarin.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Dairy products, multivitamins, and antacids should be avoided 1 hour before and 2 hours after taking ciprofloxacin because these products contain divalent cations that form a drug complex that prevents absorption of the ciprofloxacin.


rayancarla1

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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