JM is a 32-year-old women who comes to your diabetic clinic with complain of several episodes of hypoglycemia. She is on Insulin NPH/regular 70/30, 22 units twice a day with breakfast and dinner. 8 units with lunch.
After discussing with physician you decide to decrease the total daily insulin by 10% and change to insulin glargine once a day and Insulin Lispro three time a day at ratio of 50:50 – 50 % of long and 50 % of short acting insulin.
What is her new insulin regimen? Round down to the nearest 1 unit.
Which of the following is considered first-line therapy for reducing the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)?
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?
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.
It is recommended to monitor complete blood count in patients on chronic metformin because of what reason?
A patient takes 1gm of Calcium Carbonate salt three times a day. How much elemental calcium, in grams, is he getting in 24hrs? (MW of Ca: 40.078 g/mol, MW of CaCO3: 100.087 g/mol)
After talking to the physician you find out her labs. Her labs reveled albumin level of 2.1gm/dL, calcium of 7.8mg/dL, glucose 120mg/dL , sodium 138 mmol/L, phenytoin level of 17.8.
Based on the given data which of the following best interprets phenytoin concentration?
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.
Which of the following medication may increase LDL?
Which of the following is true regarding extent of absorption of drugs?
A patient presents in the pharmacy in a delirious state with pinpoint pupils. Which of the following toxicity states does the patient most likely have?