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Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Exam Prep I

Category - Cardiac

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An 80-year-old female patient presents with tender painful knee joints. Which of the following pharmacologic agents may be useful in treatment of her condition?
  1. Corticosteroids, hydroxychloroquine, dicyclomine
  2. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, methotrexate, corticosteroids
  3. Anabolic steroid, colchicines, pethidine
  4. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, morphine
Explanation
Answer: B - Pharmacologic agents used to treat inflammation include anti-inflammatory agents, corticosteroids, anti-malarial agents such as hydroxychloroquine and other agents including methotrexate, sulfoalanine, leflunomide, anti-tumor necrosis factor medications, cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate. Pharmacologic agents used to treat joint pain and inflammation mainly are corticosteroids and NSAIDs.
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