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Title: A 70-year-old patient who has COPD takes theophylline daily and uses a SABA for exacerbation of ...
Post by: jshuo on Jan 25, 2018
A 70-year-old patient who has COPD takes theophylline daily and uses a SABA for exacerbation of symptoms. The patient reports using the SABA three or four times each week when short of breath.
 
  The patient reports feeling jittery and nauseated and having trouble sleeping. The primary care NP should: a. obtain a serum theophylline level.
  b. order a creatinine clearance level.
  c. prescribe a leukotriene modifier instead of theophylline.
  d. discontinue the SABA and change to ipratropium bromide.


Title: A 70-year-old patient who has COPD takes theophylline daily and uses a SABA for exacerbation of ...
Post by: PDARRINGTON97 on Jan 25, 2018
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