An 86-Year-Old Patient Is Seen in Clinic for a Scheduled

question 2

Multiple Choice

An 86-year-old patient is seen in clinic for a scheduled follow-up after starting a new oral medication 1 month prior.The patient reports no change in symptoms,and a laboratory test reveals a subtherapeutic serum drug level.The NP caring for this patient should:

• A) consider ordering more frequent dosing of the drug.
• B) titrate the patient's dose upward and recheck in 1 month.
• C) ask the patient about any increased frequency of bowel movements.
• D) determine the number of pills left in the patient's prescription bottle.

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