NAPLEX Practice Question # 69

NAPLEX Examination. Practice Question # 69.                           Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment Acute No medication is available Provide supportive care Chronic Goal of treatment is amelioration of hepatic dysfunction and seroconversion of HBsAg-positive (surface antigen) to HBsAg-negative and production of HBs antibodies. Treatment is…

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Anti-Parkinsonism Agents

Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism  Lack of coordination is characteristic of Parkinson disease. Rhythmic tremors develop, insidiously at first. In some muscle groups, these tremors lead to rigidity, and in others, weakness. Affected patients may have trouble maintaining position or posture, and they may develop the condition known as bradykinesia, marked by difficulties in performing intentional…

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