A nurse has administered a medication to a patient with hypertension. The prescribed drug is supposed to decrease cardiac output. A decrease in cardiac output would most likely
A) increase the serum creatinine level.
B) decrease drug absorption in the blood.
C) decrease the amount of circulating blood sent through the kidneys.
D) increase the synergistic effect of the drug.
C
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1. Bites. 2. Diseases from fleas. 3. Exposure to noroviruses. 4. Potential rabies exposure. 5. Risk for Clostridium perfringens.
A client tells the nurse that his health has improved since he starting practicing tai chi. The nurse realizes this alternative medicine approach:
1. is a modern form of yoga. 2. uses breathing, movement, and posture. 3. enhances the flow of prana. 4. improves the flow of chi through the meridians of the body.
Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are named according to
1. type of blood cell stimulated. 2. type of hormone secreted. 3. type of homeostatic control. 4. type of stem cell stimulated.
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1. Hyperkalemia 2. Increased blood pressure 3. Increased respirations 4. Hypokalemia