In preventing or treating migraine headaches, ergotamine drugs stimulate all of the following receptors, EXCEPT ________

A) dopamine
B) epinephrine
C) norepinephrine
D) serotonin


Answer: B

A) Ergotamine drugs DO stimulate dopamine receptors.
C) Ergotamine drugs DOO stimulate norepinephrine receptors.
D) Ergotamine drugs DO stimulate serotonin receptors.

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While administering a tuberculin (TB) skin test, a client who is HIV positive asks, "I heard from my friends, this test may not work on me since I have HIV." The health care provider's best response would be:

A) "This test is 99.9% specific, so it will give us an accurate result." B) "Sometimes immunocompromised clients will have negative results if you are unable to mount a normal immune reaction." C) "Most of the time, with HIVpositive clients, we see more false-positive results since you may have a similar infection in your body." D) "If your test comes back positive, we will send a blood test off to a special lab to confirm you really have TB before we start treatment."

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A) ?physical inactivity B) ?tobacco use C) ?alcohol abuse D) ?substance abuse E) ?diabetes

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