The nurse practitioner evaluates a 55 y/o type 2 diabetic male in the office today. His last hemoglobin A1C was 8.1. His only current diabetic medication is metformin XR 1000 mg twice daily. He expresses interest in weight loss and a healthy diet. Which add-on option does the nurse practitioner consider to treat his diabetes and assist with weight loss with a mechanism of action of slowing gastric emptying?

What mechanism of action has the greatest risk for movement disorders?

A 62 y/o male with a history of cardiovascular disease and prior myocardial infarction is scheduled for an orthopedic procedure in 1 week. The orthopedic office staff mentioned to the patient that they usually need to hold all medications prior to surgery and that he should reach out to his primary care clinic office for directions (which he didn’t). He presents the night before surgery to the urgent care with symptoms of chest pain, diaphoresis, nausea, and dizziness. You review his medication list and are concerned about abrupt discontinuation of which of the following medications?

A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide twice daily to manage peripheral edema. Which lab is likely result of the furosemide therapy?

Which of the following should be avoided in a patient with heart failure?

If the concentrations of ionized and non-ionized forms of a drug are equal when in a solution, which of the following must be true?

Which of the following statements correctly differentiate pKa and pH based on their definitions and roles in acid-base chemistry? (Select 2.)

Which of the following statements most accurately explains the immune response of an Rh-negative person after receiving Rh-positive blood for the first time?

Which of the following best describes the process by which neutrophils are recruited from the circulation to an inflamed tissue site during the early stages of inflammation?

Which of the following best explains the mechanism by which antidiuretic hormone (ADH) regulates plasma osmolarity?