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Question 68. Question : Patients who are on or who will be starting chronic corticosteroid therapy need monitoring of __________. serum glucose stool culture folate levels vitamin B12 Question 69. Question : Henry presents to clinic with a significantly swollen, painful great toe and is diagnosed with gout. Of the following, which would be the best treatment for Henry? High-dose colchicines Low-dose colchicines High-dose aspirin Acetaminophen with codeine Question 70. Question : Jaycee has been on escitalopram (Lexapro) for a year and is willing to try tapering off of the selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors. What is the initial dosage adjustment when starting a taper off antidepressants? Change the dose to every other day dosing for a week. Reduce the dose by 50% for three to four days. Reduce the dose by 50% every other day. Escitalopram (Lexapro) can be stopped abruptly due to its long half-life. Question 71. Question : Christy has exercise and mild persistent asthma and is prescribed two puffs of albuterol fifteen minutes before exercise and as needed for wheezing. One puff per day of beclomethasone (Qvar) is also prescribed. Teaching regarding her inhalers includes which one of the following? She should use one to two puffs of albuterol per day to prevent an attack, with no more than eight puffs per day. Beclomethasone needs to be used every day to treat her asthma. She should report any systemic side effects she is experiencing, such as weight gain. She should use the albuterol MDI immediately after her corticosteroid MDI to facilitate bronchodilation. Question 72. Question : Asthma exacerbations at home are managed by the patient by: Increasing the frequency of beta 2 agonists and contacting his or her provider Doubling inhaled corticosteroid dose Increasing the frequency of beta 2 agonists Starting montelukast (Singulair) Question 73. Question : A woman with an intact uterus should not be prescribed: Estrogen/progesterone combination Intramuscular (IM) medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) Estrogen alone Androgens Question 74. Question : The drug recommended as primary prevention of osteoporosis in women over seventy years old is: Alendronate (Fosamax) Ibandronate (Boniva) Calcium carbonate Raloxifene (Evista) Question 75. Question : Patient education when prescribing the vitamin D3 derivative calcipotriene for psoriasis includes: Applying calcipotriene thickly to affected psoriatic areas two to three times a day Applying a maximum of 100 grams of calcipotriene per week Not using calcipotriene in combination with its topical corticosteroids Augmenting calcipotriene with the use of coal-tar products Question 76. Question : Both ACE inhibitors and some angiotensin-II receptor blockers have been approved in treating: Hypertension in diabetic patients Diabetic nephropathy Both A and B Neither A nor B Question 77. Question : Scott is presenting for follow-up on his lipid panel. He had elevated total cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, and an LDL of 122 mg/dL. He has already implemented diet changes and increased physical activity. He has mildly elevated liver studies. An appropriate next step for therapy would be: Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Niacin (Niaspan) Simvastatin and ezetimibe (Vytorin) Gemfibrozil (Lopid)