A client is taking garlic and hawthorn supplements. The nurse would ask further questions to elicit information on a possible history of
a. atherosclerosis.
b. hypertension.
c. smoking.
d. varicose veins.
B
Herbal preparations that are used to self-treat hypertension include garlic, hawthorn, kudzu, net-tle, onion, purslane, reishi mushrooms, and valerian.
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A) The countercurrent mechanism B) The nephron C) The juxtaglomerular cells D) The glomerulus
Under the National Prevention Strategy there are seven priority areas. Under the area of injury- and violence-free living what is one of the targeted areas?
a. mandated car seat laws c. reporting laws for abuse b. School-based physical education d. preventing drug abuse
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A. Inserting a Foley catheter B. Discounting a nasogastric tube C. Obtaining a sputum specimen D. Initiating a blood transfusio