Question

1. a patient has been receiving 40mg of pravastatin daily. the nurse should closely monitor for which of the following:

muscle pain
dizziness
blurred vision
hypoglycemia

1. a patient’s primary care doctor has prescribed a potassium supplement. this is most likely to counter the effects of which drug?

furosemide
metoprolol
apixaban
oxybutynin

Explanation:

Question 1

Pravastatin is a statin drug. A common adverse effect of statins is myopathy, which presents as muscle pain. Dizziness, blurred vision, and hypoglycemia are not typical monitoring concerns for pravastatin.

Furosemide is a loop diuretic that causes potassium loss (hypokalemia). A potassium supplement is often prescribed to counteract this potassium - depleting effect. Metoprolol (a beta - blocker), apixaban (an anticoagulant), and oxybutynin (an anticholinergic) do not have potassium - depleting effects that would require a potassium supplement to counteract.

Answer:

Muscle pain

Question 2