Question 51
Which statement best describes current recommendations on postnatal corticosteroids in neonatal Broncho pulmonary dysplasia?
Question 52
A 50-year-old patient is admitted for acute coronary syndrome with a past medical history of hyperlipidemia and diabetes. The patient was transferred to the cardiac care unit for intubation because of worsening condition with increased shortness of breath. Physical examination and laboratory results reveal:
* BP: 140/90 mm Hg
* HR: 90 bpm
* RR:27 bpm
* O2 Sat: 90% on 2L
* Nasal cannula general: moderate distress
* Chest: bibasilar rales noted
* CV: S1, S2 present, + JVD 11 cm
* EXT. bilateral pulses, 2+ pitting edema, warm extremities
* BUN: 40 mg/dL
* Serum creatinine: 2.1 mg/dL
* Brain natriuretic peptide: 1120 pg/mL
Which of the following is the most appropriate first-line intravenous therapy for this patient?
* BP: 140/90 mm Hg
* HR: 90 bpm
* RR:27 bpm
* O2 Sat: 90% on 2L
* Nasal cannula general: moderate distress
* Chest: bibasilar rales noted
* CV: S1, S2 present, + JVD 11 cm
* EXT. bilateral pulses, 2+ pitting edema, warm extremities
* BUN: 40 mg/dL
* Serum creatinine: 2.1 mg/dL
* Brain natriuretic peptide: 1120 pg/mL
Which of the following is the most appropriate first-line intravenous therapy for this patient?
Question 53
A postmenopausal patient with osteoporosis is being switched from conjugated estrogen to raloxifene treatment. Which of the following should be communicated to this patient as the best outcome that has been documented with raloxifene?
Question 54
The pharmacotherapy specialist-directed research team in a large healthcare system plans to submit a comparative effectiveness study proposal in response to the request for proposals released under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In designing this study, which category of outcomes should be used for the primary endpoint?
Question 55
A hospital's P & T Committee is considering whether a particular drug should be considered for therapeutic substitution. The pharmacotherapy specialist considers the acquisition cost of each medication and recommends using the drug with the lower cost. Which of the following types of analysis has the pharmacotherapy specialist used?