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casperchen82

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A 15-year-old boy who has been taking dextroamphetamine for the treatment of ADHD has been experiencing a depressed mood and a sense of hopelessness.
 
  He confides in the school nurse that he has begun taking his stepfather's antidepressant to improve his mood. After immediately phoning the boy's stepfather, the nurse learns that the drug in question is phenelzine (Nardil), a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). The nurse should recognize that this combination of drugs creates a serious risk of what health problem?
  A) Cardiac dysrhythmia
  B) Hypertensive crisis
  C) Nephrotoxicity
  D) Hypokalemia

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A high school student was diagnosed with asthma when he was in elementary school and has become accustomed to carrying and using his puffers.
 
  In recent months, he has become more involved in sports and has developed a habit of administering albuterol up to 10 times daily. The nurse should teach the student that overuse of albuterol can lead to
  A) permanent liver damage.
  B) rebound bronchoconstriction .
  C) community-acquired pneumonia.
  D) severe anticholinergic effects.


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TheNamesImani

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

B

Answer to Question 2

B


casperchen82

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
:D TYSM

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Gracias!

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