Assignment 2: Corticosteroid Dose

Assignment 2: Corticosteroid Dose

Assignment 2: Corticosteroid Dose

Week 4 Assignment 2 Quiz 1. Question : Many patients self-medicate with antacids. Which patients should be counseled to not take calcium carbonate antacids without discussing with their providers or a pharmacist first? Patients with kidney stones Pregnant patients Patients with heartburn Postmenopausal women Question 2. A patient with a COPD exacerbation may require: Doubling of inhaled corticosteroid dose Systemic corticosteroid burst Continuous inhaled beta 2 agonists Leukotriene therapy Question 3. When prescribing montelukast (Singulair) for asthma, patients or parents of patients should be instructed as follows: Montelukast twice a day is started when there is an asthma exacerbation. Patients may experience weight gain on montelukast. Aggression, anxiety, depression, and/or suicidal thoughts may occur when taking montelukast. Lethargy and hypersomnia may occur when taking montelukast. Question 4. Lifestyle changes are the first step in the treatment of GERD. A food that may aggravate GERD is: Eggs Honey Dew Chocolate Chicken Question 5. Kelly has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide (Imodium) for the diarrhea. Loperamide: Can be given to patients of all ages, including infants and children, for viral gastroenteritis Slows gastric motility and reduces fluid and electrolyte loss from diarrhea Is the treatment of choice for the diarrhea associated with E. coli 0157 May be used in pregnancy and by lactating women

For patients taking this medicine by mouth:

• Take this medicine with food to help prevent stomach upset. If stomach upset, burning, or pain continues, check with your doctor.
• Stomach problems may be more likely to occur if you drink alcoholic beverages while being treated with this medicine. You should not drink alcoholic beverages while taking this medicine, unless you have first checked with your doctor.

For patients taking budesonide extended-release capsules:

• Swallow the capsule whole, without breaking, crushing, or chewing it.

Use this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not use more or less of it, do not use it more often, and do not use it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. To do so may increase the chance of side effects.

Dosing

The dose medicines in this class will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor’s orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of these medicines. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.

The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.