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Question 1 

Timelapsed 1 Minute 8 Seconds Why would the Nurse Practitioner consider switching the patient from an Ace inhibitor to an Angiotension Il receptor antagonist when treating a patient for hypertension? What type of lab work should be checked when patients take the above medications and why?! How often should lab work be checked? 

Question 2

Please explain why the Health Care Provider would prescribe Warfarin instead of Dabigatran or Rivaroxaban to a patient who was recently diagnosed with Paroxsymal Atrial Fibrillation. The patient states "I don't want to take rat poison". How should the Provider respond ? For complete credit please list the risks and benefits to each drug. 

Question 3 

Please explain possible adverse reactions when a patient is taking Amiodarone and a Statin. 

Question 4

Mr. Brown was being treated for pneumonia with a 10 day course of Azithromycin.se Day 5, there has been no improvement in his condition. What may be possible reasons for this ? What might be your next course of action? 

Answer 1