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V@ndy87

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A patient receiving diuretic therapy has been given morphine sulfate to manage postoperative pain. Which of the following actions would the health care provider initiate to lessen the risk of interactive drug effects for this particular patient?
 
  a. Watch for unusually high respiratory depression.
  b. Sit the patient up very slowly.
  c. Restrict fluids to the smallest amount possible.
  d. Encourage the patient to perform active range-of-motion exercises.

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A health care provider is teaching a patient about the advantages of a fentanyl transdermal drug delivery system for pain relief. What would the health care provider tell the patient is the ad-vantage to this delivery system?
 
  a. It avoids the problem of fluctuating drug levels.
  b. It avoids the inconvenience of learning self-injection techniques.
  c. It provides a greater amount of drug to the patient every hour.
  d. It eliminates the risk of adverse drug effects from opioids.


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

ANS: B
Concurrent use of diuretics with opioid analgesics can result in additive orthostatic hypotension.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
A transdermal drug delivery system for an opioid, such as fentanyl, avoids the fluctuating drug levels that occur with intermittent dosing. This system steadily delivers 25-100 g of fentanyl per hour for 72 hours, depending on the strength of the patch ordered.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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