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NO.14 In the US Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) cohort study, where they looked at association of regular aspirin use (two 325 mg tablets/week) and colorectal cancer in 82,911 women found (RR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.67-0.88) over
20 years of follow-up.
In an another analysis of the NHS, regular aspirin use, investigator also found (hazard ratio [HR]=0.72, 95% CI 0.56-0.92), what does this say about the mortality from colorectal cancer? How can this data best be interpreted?

NO.15 What is the standard loading dose for clopidogrel in the treatment of ACS?

NO.16 Which of the following medication should be avoided in patients with heart failure?

NO.17 Which of the following is dichotomous variable?

NO.18 When does the newer chronic kidney disease (CKD) guidelines recommend stopping metformin?

NO.19 A 55-year-old female is receiving chemotherapy for metastatic carcinoma. She threatens to stop her treatment because of severe nausea and vomiting. The oncologist plans to use prochlorperazine to reduce the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapeutic agents. What is the mechanism of action of prochlorperazine?

NO.20 Octreotide 50mcg/hr is ordered for a patient with esophageal varices, nurses prepared by mixing 1ml of concentration 0.5mg/ml of octreotide in 50mls NS. What rate should the bag be infused?

NO.21 According to the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults, which of the following medications and dosing regimens is considered moderate-intensity statin therapy?

NO.22 Mesna is typically administered alongside which of these chemotherapeutic agents?

NO.23 An 18-year-old female is referred to a dermatologist for treatment of severe acne vulgaris. The dermatologist wants to start her on tetracycline.
What test should the patient have prior to starting treatment?

NO.24 A physician orders Dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min. The concentration of the Dopamine IV bag is 400 mg in 250 D5W. The patient’s weight is 168 lbs. Calculate the infusion rate in mL/hr.

NO.25 Which of the following beta-blocker is NOT proven to reduce mortality in patients with Systolic CHF?

NO.26 Which of the following would be most appropriate to treat infections associated with stenotrophomonas maltophilia?

NO.27 How does pregabalin work in the treatment of seizures?

NO.28 A 49-year-old’s blood test results have come back from the lab. Their chloride level currently measures 99 mEq/L. How should you interpret this result?

NO.29 LN is 84 YOM who is in hospital for a back surgery. His height is 5 feet and 4 inches, weight 85 kg and NKDA.
His past medical history includes hypertension, diabetes mellitus, major depression, hypothyroidism and chronic back pain. Post-op day 1, LN’s medication includes Dexamethasone 8mg iv q6h with taper dosing, Ondansetron 4mg iv q6h prn for N/V, Levothyroxine 0.075mg po daily, Lisinopril 10mg po daily, Citalopram
20mg po daily, Docusate sodium / Senna 1 tab po twice a day, Bisacodyl 10mg suppository daily prn for constipation, Famotidine 20mg iv q12hr, Metoclopramide 10mg iv q6h, Metformin 500mg po bid, D51/2NS with
20K at 125mls/hour and Hydromorphone PCA at 0.2mg/hour of basal rate, demand dose 0.1mg. lock-out every
6min, one hour limit 2.2mg/hour. Pertinent morning labs includes serum creatinine 1.4mg/dl, Mg 1.5mg/dl, K
5.0mmol/L, Na 135mmol/L.
LN used 5 on-demand bolus doses from the hydromorphone PCA, how much hydromorphone did the patient get in 24 hours?