A nurse is caring for a client who has prostate cancer. The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe which of the following medications for this client?
Finasteride
Leuprolide
Cyclophosphamide
Tamoxifen
The Correct Answer is B
Testosterone acts of the prostatic tissue leading to abnormal/dysplastic tissue hyperplasia and hypertrophy in prostatic cancer. Leuprolide is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. It suppresses the release of testosterone which is necessary for enlargement of prostatic tissue.
A. Finasteride is a 5-alpha reductase used in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia which is not cancerous
C. Cyclophosphamide is a chemotherapeutic agent used in other cancers but not prostate cancer
D. Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used in the treatment of breast cancer.
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Correct Answer is A
Explanation
Following traumatic brain injury, the cerebral tissues undergoes an inflammatory process in response to the trauma leading to brain edema. This increases intracranial pressure which presents with features such as seizures, headaches and other focal neurological deficits. Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic that works by drawing water out of brain tissue and into the bloodstream, thereby reducing cerebral edema and intracranial pressure.
B, C, D have no role in raised intracranial pressure
Correct Answer is A
Explanation
Rationale- Sucralfate is used for coating the lining of gastric ulcers to prevent exposure to acid allowing for healing. It binds to protein containing exudate to form a paste-like substance that coats the ulcers.
B-Sucralfate has no effect of quality of vision
C-Sucralfate has no role in prophylaxis in infections
D-Sucralfate relieves pain in H. Pylori induced gastric ulcers but no effect of infection control
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