The combination of taking aspirin for headache following heavy drinking increases the risk for:
a. gastritis.
b. diverticulitis.
c. blood clots.
d. heart attack.
a
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A woman has been taking progesterone via intramuscular injection. She calls the clinic to complain of swollen ankles. What response by the nurse is best?
A. Advise her to come to the clinic for an EKG. B. Assess how much sodium is in her daily diet. C. Have her go to the nearest emergency department. D. Reassure her that this is a common side effect.
A student nurse is caring for a young adult patient who is immobile with a back injury. On auscultation, the student nurse hears rhonchi in the lower lobes
The student nurse reports this symptom because the patient is developing which complication? a. Increased lung expansion b. Hypostatic pneumonia c. Aspiration pneumonia d. Increased diuresis
Concerning congenital anomalies of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, nurses should be aware that:
1. cardiac disease may be manifested by respiratory signs and symptoms. 2. screening for congenital anomalies of the respiratory system need only be done for infants having respiratory distress. 3. choanal atresia can be corrected by a suction catheter. 4. congenital diaphragmatic hernias are diagnosed and treated after birth.
HIV causes AIDS. The acronym HIV stands for
A. Hepatitis infectious virus. B. Human infectious virus. C. Hepatitis immune virus. D. Human immunodeficiency virus.