ATI NUR 180 Pharmacology Proctored Exam
A nurse is providing an in-service to clients with postmenopausal osteoporosis.Which of the following medications is used to prevent and treat postmenopausal osteoporosis?
Explanation & Rationale
Choice A rationaleRaloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women by mimicking estrogen's beneficial effects on bone density.Choice B rationaleHeparin is an anticoagulant used to prevent and treat blood clots, not osteoporosis.Choice C rationaleDigoxin is a cardiac glycoside used to treat heart failure and arrhythmias, not osteoporosis.Choice D rationaleWarfarin is an anticoagulant used to prevent blood clots and not indicated for osteoporosis treatment.
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