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A nurse works in a cardiology clinic and is following an 82-year-old woman who is prescribed lovastatin to reduce her high cholesterol level. The patient lives with her daughter and is very thin and frail.
 
  Which of the following serious adverse effects is most important for the nurse to monitor?
  A) Rhabdomyolysis
  B) Myalgia
  C) Myopathy
  D) Alopecia

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a 26-year-old woman with partial seizures. She has been prescribed oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) as monotherapy. It will be critical for the nurse to inform the patient
 
  A) that she should allow for periods of rest during the day.
  B) that she is taking oral contraceptives, she will need to use an additional form of birth control.
  C) that she must have an eye exam at least every other month during oxcarbazepine therapy.
  D) that GI problems are to be expected.



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karlss

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B




BrownTown3

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


mochi09

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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