The nurse teaches a class for college students about osteoporosis. What is the best information to include?

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Question 1 of 5

The nurse teaches a class for college students about osteoporosis. What is the best information to include?

A. Prevention of osteoporosis begins in early adulthood. B. Medication is the primary treatment to prevent and halt bone loss. C. Osteoporosis is an inevitable part of aging. D. Men do not need to be concerned about osteoporosis.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

All of the following about free drugs (unbound drugs) in plasma are correct EXCEPT:

A. Highly bound drugs (98% bound) have clinically significant drug-drug interactions with other drugs through displacement from binding sites on plasma protein B. Only free drugs can pass through glomerular filtration C. Only free drugs become available for hepatic metabolism D. Only free drugs can distribute to peripheral tissues

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

An elderly patient with a new diagnosis of hypertension will be receiving a new prescription for an antihypertensive drug. The nurse expects which type of dosing to occur with this drug therapy?

A. Drug therapy will be based on the patient's age. B. [Duplicate option removed] C. The patient will receive the maximum dose that is expected to reduce the blood pressure. D. The patient will receive the lowest possible dose at first, and then the dose will be increased as needed.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

All are true about penicillins EXCEPT:

A. most penicillins only cross blood-brain barrier when the meninges are inflamed B. penicillins don't require adjustment in renal failure C. penicillins inhibit cross linkage of peptidoglycans in cell wall D. piperacillin is a penicillin active against pseudomonas

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Effects of β blockers include:

A. stimulation of aqueous humour production B. inhibition of bronchial smooth muscle spasm C. stimulation of lipolysis via the sympathetic nervous system D. stimulation of the release of renin

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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