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When giving a patient a statin, what two classes of drugs are contraindicated because they may increase the risk of rhabdomyolysis?
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Never give a patient that is on a statin niacin and gemfibozil.
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Which of the following pts is more at risk of devl DVTs:
a. pt that just has had out pt surgery b. a person that is able to walk around after surgery. c. a person in a coma and with TED hose on. d. a person immobilized after a spinal cord injury. |
d. a person immobilized after a spinal cord injury.
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BNP
Human B-type Natriuretic Peptides Normal BNP levels < 100 |
Elevated in Heart failure and used to differentiate between dyspnea r/t heart failure versus respiratory problem and to monitor the need for and the effectiveness of aggressive heart failure intervention.
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