Exam 15: Medications, Diet-Drug Interactions, and Herbal Supplements

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Which alternative therapy involves the alleged curative power of "energy"? ​

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Naturopathic medicine is based on the theory that "like cures like." ​

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Megestrol acetate is a(n):

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Which drug is used to treat tuberculosis? ​

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Case Study Ernest Hare is a 75-year-old retired railroad engineer. He has a history of myocardial infarction, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and anxiety. His medications include warfarin, simvastatin, Lopressor, lorazepam, and Lasix. In addition to these prescription drugs, Mr. Hare takes garlic tablets and St. John's wort. -Which medication that Mr. Hare is taking interacts with vitamin K? How does this interaction occur? ​

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Reduced stomach acidity may affect the absorption of which drug?

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Licorice
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used to improve memory
treatment of anxiety, stress, insomnia
used to treat cancer and arthritis; may cause hepatitis and liver failure
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Licorice
used to improve memory
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Case Study Ernest Hare is a 75-year-old retired railroad engineer. He has a history of myocardial infarction, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and anxiety. His medications include warfarin, simvastatin, Lopressor, lorazepam, and Lasix. In addition to these prescription drugs, Mr. Hare takes garlic tablets and St. John's wort. -As a health professional, what steps should you take to determine if any of the medications and supplements Mr. Hare is taking has the potential for diet-drug or drug-drug interactions? ​

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Match each nutrition term with the appropriate definition.
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Black cohosh
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used to treat erectile dysfunction
relieves insomnia with little side-effects
used to improve memory
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Black cohosh
used to treat erectile dysfunction
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Aspirin is an example of a(n):

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Kava
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relieves insomnia with little side-effects
treatment of anxiety, stress, insomnia
used to treat erectile dysfunction
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Kava
relieves insomnia with little side-effects
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Match each nutrition term with the appropriate definition.
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chiropractic
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medications that increase liver enzymes responsible for metabolizing many vitamins
a therapy that involves inserting thin needles into the skin at specific anatomical points, allegedly to correct disruptions in the flow of energy within the body
drugs that control or kill cancer cells
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chiropractic
medications that increase liver enzymes responsible for metabolizing many vitamins
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antineoplastics
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an alternative medical system based on the unproven theory that spinal manipulation can restore health
drugs that prevent vomiting
healing methods based on the belief that illnesses can be healed by manipulating energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the body
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antineoplastics
an alternative medical system based on the unproven theory that spinal manipulation can restore health
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Methotrexate interferes with the metabolism of:

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Which herb can raise the likelihood of bleeding when used in conjunction with anticoagulant drugs? ​

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Which type of drug may cause unintentional weight gain?

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What advice should be given to Mr. Salazar regarding his use of herbal products?

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Which form of alternative medicine proposes that a person's "life force" can foster self-healing? ​

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A patient is taking an MAO inhibitor and is on a tyramine-controlled diet. Which food should be avoided? ​

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The medications most likely to cause nutrient malabsorption are those that:

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