An older adult patient is placed on a treatment regimen that includes an opioid analgesic. Select the regimen that should be started concurrently.  

The PPIs are associated with many drug-drug interactions due to their ability to alter gastric pH and effect the CYP450 enzymes. Which of the following medications is NOT affected by concomitant use of a the PPI, omeprazole?

Your patient, a 55 year-old obese Hispanic male, has been taking Metformin 1000 mg BID and Lantus insulin 45 units QHS. Currently his fasting glucose levels are ~125 mg/dL and postprandial glucose levels have been between 200-220. You decide the best option is to:

Which of the following is NOT a potential side effect with long term use of testosterone therapy?

Tardive dyskinesias (TDs) are involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face, trunk, and extremities that occur in some patients treated with long-term medications that have dopaminergic effects. Which of the following agents is not associated with the development of TD?               

Which of the following natural remedies is not known to interact with aspirin?  

A 25-year-old, pregnant patient reports insomnia and vomiting for several weeks. The NP orders thyroid function tests. The tests show TSH is decreased and T4 is increased. The NP should consult with an endocrinologist and obstetrician who will likely order what medication:  

Which of the following influences the volume of distribution of a drug?  

What percent of whole blood is plasma?

A researcher wants to find out how children’s moral development, their sense of right and wrong, changes from ages 3 to 5. He looks simultaneously at three groups of children: 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds, and 5-year-olds, presenting each group with the same problem and then seeing how they respond to it and explain their choices. Such an approach typifies _____________________________.