Exam 31: Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Bone Disorder

A patient has been prescribed an IM vitamin D supplement. Which supplement does the pharmacist anticipate will be administered?

A patient asks the pharmacist how to prevent gout. Which responses are appropriate by the pharmacist? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Osteomalacia, or rickets, is a disorder characterized by softening of bones without alteration of basic bone structure

How are bisphosphonates taken by patients?

Which therapies for calcium disorders may be prescribed? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

The pharmacist is caring for a woman with osteoporosis. Based on this diagnosis, the pharmacist teaches the woman that she is at risk for fractures to occur in which locations? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

The pharmacist is caring for a patient who is prescribed baclofen. The patient asks the pharmacist if there are any adverse effects for the medication. Which list of adverse effects is most appropriate for the pharmacist to share with this patient?

A patient is taking colchicine for gouty arthritis and furosemide (Lasix) for treatment of congestive heart failure. What should the pharmacist include in the medication teaching for this patient regarding adverse reactions?

Nicotinic-blocking drugs interfere with the binding of acetylcholine, thereby preventing voluntary muscle contraction.

Non-pharmacological measures to treat muscle spasms and spasticity include immobilization of the affected muscle, application of heat or cold, and supervised exercises.

Pharmacotherapy for muscle spasms may include combinations of anesthetics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants.

A patient taking a muscle relaxant is experiencing side effects from the medication. Which patient symptoms are side effects of muscle relaxants? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Rheumatoid arthritis is known as the wear-and-tear disease.

Which hormone is released when calcium levels in the blood increase?

Calcitriol the active form of vitamin D.

Adverse effect seen with succinylcholine, a depolarizing blocker, would include (select all that apply): Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

List non-pharmacological methods to treat muscle spasm.

Immunosuppressant and disease-modifying drugs are additional therapies used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

A patient has been prescribed raloxifene hydrochloride. What information about side effects should the pharmacist include in the patient teaching about the medication? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Drug therapy for osteomalacia consists of calcium salts and vitamin B12.