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A patient has chronic, severe asthma and takes many medications during the day. The patient reports difficulty falling asleep at night. What medication does the nurse ask about the patient taking?
 
  a. Barbiturates
  b. Theophylline (Theo-24)
  c. Furosemide (Lasix)
  d. Haloperidol (Haldol)

Question 2

The nurse caring for an older adult patient currently receiving traditional drug therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) recognizes that the patient is at risk for de-veloping
 
  a. Clostridium difficile infection.
  b. vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infection.
  c. autoimmune hepatitis.
  d. systemic lupus erythematosus.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Theophylline is associated with difficulty falling asleep and is sometimes used in patients with asthma. The other medications are not associated with this sleep disorder or with asthma.

Answer to Question 2

B
The antibiotic of choice for MRSA infection is vancomycin. However, exposure to vancomycin is a risk factor for the acquisition of VRE. C. difficile is possible when bowel flora are disturbed, as in during antibiotic therapy. Autoimmune hepatitis and lupus are not related.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
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