A patient has been taking phentermine for 12 weeks for weight loss. The patient now reports that it no longer produces appetite suppression. The best action would be to:
a. switch to another agent in this class.
b. discontinue the drug.
c. increase the dose.
d. continue the current dosing.
Question 2
A patient has been prescribed sustained-release diethylpropion for weight loss. The patient asks, When should I take this medication? The nurse should respond, Take the medication:
a. with your dinner.
b. before your largest meal.
c. after 4 pm.
d. during the midmorning.
Taking off is one of the main times albatrosses use flapping to fly, and is the most energetically d
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Medicinal leeches on a patient’s neck. Today leeches are sometimes used in microsurgery to prevent b
Deliver abdominal thrusts to the supine unconscious patient.
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