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littleanan

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on: Jul 23, 2018
When administering benzodiazepines, which of the following medications should be considered the drug of first choice?
 
  A) Lorazepam (Ativan)
  B) Estazolam (Prosom)
  C) Temazepam (Restoril)
  D) Triazolam (Halcion)

Question 2

A patient has been prescribed acarbose (Precose). What is the advantage of acarbose over alternative drugs?
 
  A) It can replace the use of insulin.
  B) The patient does not have to limit food intake.
  C) It delays the digestion of complex carbohydrates.
  D) It prevents alkalosis.


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lauravaras

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Lorazepam (Ativan) is probably the benzodiazepine of first choice. The drug provides rapid tranquilization of patients experiencing agitation. Administered intravenously, it reduces nausea and vomiting as well as anxiety and induces procedural amnesia. Lorazepam has a slow onset of action (5 to 20 minutes) because of delayed brain penetration but an intermediate to prolonged duration.

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Acarbose delays the digestion of complex carbohydrates into glucose and other simple sugars. Acarbose may be combined with insulin or an oral agent, usually a sulfonylurea. The patient will still need to remain on a diabetic dietary regime. The drug does not directly prevent acidbase imbalances.


littleanan

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Wow, this really help

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:D TYSM

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