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Semmy [17]
4 years ago
15

Mr. S, 70 years old, is seeing his ophthalmologist today because of decreasing visual acuity. His last eye exam was 10 years ago

, but he reports that his glasses do not work as well as they did. He reports being on the following medications:
a. Lisinopril 10 mg daily
b. Lipitor 20 mg daily
c. Metformin 500 mg daily(Learning Objectives: 22, 23, 24, and 27)
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2 answers:
kogti [31]4 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The correct option is<em> (c). Metformin 500 mg daily.</em>

Explanation:

Mr. S.<em> </em>was placed on <em>Metformin 500 mg daily </em> to enable the drug reduce the sugar the liver ingests into his blood stream. This is recommended so that the eye deffect ocassioned by diabetes can be reduced to improve his impaired vision caused by excessive sugar in the blood stream. The spectacles are not working properly because of the diabetic condition wich is as a result of excess sugar level in the blood.

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<em>Metformin</em> works by reducing the amount of sugar your liver releases into your blood. It also makes your body respond better to insulin. Insulin is the hormone that controls the level of sugar in your blood. Metformin does not cause weight gain, unlike some other diabetes medicines

sladkih [1.3K]4 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Metformin 500 mg daily

Explanation:

Mr S seeing his ophthalmologist today after 10 years for the re-examination of his eyes due to his decreasing visual acuity he would have to get the ophthalmologist informed on the kinds of medications he has been taking to help resolve the issue and also report all other medical condition which might be affecting sight and one of those conditions could be diabetes ( excess sugar in the blood ).

He would be on the medication of Metformin 500mg daily because this drug helps to reduce the amount of sugar in the liver and body which might be affecting the vision of Mr S

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