A 36-year-old man who is obese with a history of mildly elevated serum glucose levels (range from 110 to 118mg\dL ) presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. Physical examination of the heart, lungs, and abdomen are within normal limits. Which of the following strategies will cause the lowest improvement in serum glucose in this patient?

A 36-year-old man who is obese with a history of mildly elevated serum glucose levels (range from 110 to 118mg\dL ) presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. Physical examination of the heart, lungs, and abdomen are within normal limits. Which of the following strategies will cause the lowest improvement in serum glucose in this patient?

A 51-year-old premenopausal woman requests an estrogen-containing contraceptive from her primary care physician. Her social history is significant for being sexually active, smoking one pack per day of cigarettes, and consuming one to two alcoholic drinks per week. She has no personal or family history of breast, ovarian, or endometrial cancer. Why might be the physician will choose to avoid an estrogen-containing contraceptive?

A 37-year-old woman who is a kidney transplant recipient has been taking daily prednisone for the past 2 months since her transplant. With only a few doses of prednisone left, she gets snowed in to her house and cannot refill her prescription (but she has enough of the other medications to last a few more weeks). Which of the following classes do steroids belong to?

A 33-year-old woman has difficulties with redness of her eyes especially after swimming. She takes oxymetazoline eye drops, which gives her relief. However, this medication can get into the systemic circulation and cause which of the following adverse effects?

A 42-year-old woman presents to clinic with fatigue for the past 2 weeks. She has a history of diabetes, hypothyroidism, lupus, hypertension, and GERD. She currently takes metformin, levothyroxine, prednisone, hydrochlorothiazide, and cimetidine. She reports that her blood sugar has been well controlled. Her TSH and free \T_4 are both within normal limits. She has not had a recent lupus flare. The physician is unsure of the cause of her fatigue and gathers some blood work. The complete blood count is significant for a white blood cell count of 16.1. What medication may be responsible for her elevated white blood cell count?