Case Study

Question 8

Question 8

Multiple Choice

Case Study

WD is an 86 yo F who is seen by the internal medicine physician because she has been feeling very depressed. The physician takes a full history from WD, which reveals that several medications have been prescribed to her by a variety of specialists. It seems that each specialist neglected to pay attention to the meds that WD was prescribed by her other doctors and the potential drug-nutrient interactions.
The physician’s notes are as follows:
Current Medication	Reason for Prescribing
St. John’s wort	WD read in a magazine that this helps with depression
Slow Fe (iron supplement)	prior anemia
Warfarin	history of embolic stroke
Omeprazole	history of embolic stroke
Tums	upset stomach
Amoxicillin	recent respiratory infection
Doxazosin	incontinence
Allegra	seasonal allergies
Lipitor	high cholesterol
Vitamin E	she heard it was “good for heart disease”
Diet hx
B- eggs	D- cooked spinach
bacon	chicken breast
orange juice	mashed potatoes
fruit cocktail
L- Italian hoagie (salami, ham, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and tomato) iced tea

-What in WD's diet or medication history is of particular concern to the physician due to several reported drug interactions and potential to decrease effectiveness of medications?

A) the use of Fe supplements
B) her chronic use of Tums
C) prescription for Lipitor
D) her use of St.John's wort

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