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anjilletteb

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on: Jul 23, 2018
Eight weeks after surgery, a patient without pain still takes oxycodone and acetaminophen (Percocet) four to six times a day. What phenomenon do you recognize?
 
  a. Addiction
  b. Dependence
  c. Withdrawal
  d. Tolerance

Question 2

You note all of the following changes in the last week in a 72-year-old nursing home patient taking nortriptyline (Pamelor) for chronic pain. For which problem do you immediately notify the prescriber?
 
  a. Heart rate decreased from 80 to 72 beats/min.
  b. Respiratory rate decreased from 20 to 16 breaths/min.
  c. Weight increased from 128 to 137 lb.
  d. Morning blood glucose increased from 86 to 94 mg/dL.


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

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


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anjilletteb

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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