BONUS QUESTION (OPTIONAL) Nancy, age 73 has developed a Urin…
BONUS QUESTION (OPTIONAL) Nancy, age 73 has developed a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and you elect to treat her with Ciprofloxacin (Fluoroquinolone) 250mg twice daily for 5 days. You note that she is also on medications for peptic ulcer disease including Famotidine (H2 receptor antagonist) and sucralfate (cytoprotective agent) daily. Best advice to the patient on administering these medications is:
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Question 25 Jackie O. comes to the clinic today concerned of fatigue, weight gain and abnormal periods. She has no previous past medical history of any chronic illnesses. She does have family history of hypothyroidism in her mother. You perform a physical exam which is normal. You then order laboratory tests with results as follow. CBC – normal CMP – normal Vit D – normal TSH – 15 microunits/ml – high (normal range is 0.4-4 microunits/ml) Free T4 – 0.8 mcg/dl – low (normal range is 0.9-2.4 mcg/dl) You determine she is hypothyroid. Your next course of action is to:
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