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NABP Exam NAPLEX Topic 6 Question 98 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's NAPLEX exam
Question #: 98
Topic #: 6
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LN is 84 YOM who is in hospital for a back surgery. His height is 5 feet and 4 inches, weight 85 kg and NKDA.

His past medical history includes hypertension, diabetes mellitus, major depression, hypothyroidism and chronic back pain. Post-op day 1, LN's medication includes Dexamethasone 8mg iv q6h with taper dosing, Ondansetron 4mg iv q6h prn for N/V, Levothyroxine 0.075mg po daily, Lisinopril 10mg po daily, Citalopram 20mg po daily, Docusate sodium / Senna 1 tab po twice a day, Bisacodyl 10mg suppository daily prn for constipation, Famotidine 20mg iv q12hr, Metoclopramide 10mg iv q6h, Metformin 500mg po bid, D51/2NS with 20K at 125mls/hour and Hydromorphone PCA at 0.2mg/hour of basal rate, demand dose 0.1mg. lock-out

every 6min, one hour limit 2.2mg/hour. Pertinent morning labs includes serum creatinine 1.4mg/dl, Mg 1.5mg/ dl, K 5.0mmol/L, Na 135mmol/L.

What is LN's creatinine clearance using Cockcroft and Gault equation based on IBW?

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Suggested Answer: C

We have 1g of potassium permanganate in 25mL We have 300mL of solution

For every 25mL of that 300mL, we have 1g of KmnO4

300mL must have 12g of potassium permanganate (300ml/25mL)


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Devorah
2 days ago
I'm not sure, but I think the answer might be B) 53 mls/min.
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Alishia
3 days ago
I agree with Tish, LN's creatinine clearance using Cockcroft and Gault equation based on IBW is 43 mls/min.
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Tish
7 days ago
I think the answer is A) 43 mls/min.
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