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mpobi80

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Tacrine (Cognex) has a short half-life. The nurse would anticipate that this medication would be ordered how often?
 
  a. Every other day
  b. Daily
  c. bid
  d. qid

Question 2

A client is being treated with carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) as a treatment for Parkinson's disease. Which symptom indicates a positive response to the medication?
 
  a. Increase in ability to remember name and recent events
  b. Decrease in tremoring and bradykinesia
  c. Acceleration of random movements
  d. Decrease in metabolic rate and vital signs



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Medications with short half-lives require more frequent dosing; therefore they are given four times a day.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Decreases in parkinsonian symptoms are positive responses to these medications.





 

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