A 55-year-old woman is diagnosed with decreased bone density and strength. What disorder is noted with decreased bone density?

A) Chondromalacia
B) Chondritis
C) Osteomalacia
D) Osteopenia


C

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A three-stage progressive pattern of nonspecific physiologic responses known as alarm, resistance, and exhaustion is based on

a. Cannon's scientific physiologic response theory. b. Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome. c. Holmes and Rahe's stimuli stress model. d. Lazarus and Folkman's transactional model of stress.

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A 50-year-old client is concerned because several firm, deep-red papules have appeared on both legs and the number is increasing. The nurse recognizes these lesions as:

1. Cherry angiomas. 2. Purpura. 3. Venous stars. 4. Spider angiomas.

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The nurse prepares to change a patient's medication from an intravenous to an oral form and notes that the oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The nurse understands that this is due to differences in

a. bioavailability. b. pinocytosis. c. protein binding. d. tachyphylaxis.

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Ordered: NovoLog 6 units subcut tid ac daily a. Mark the dose on the syringe

b. Is this a rapid-, intermediate-, or long-acting insulin? c. Which types of patients particularly benefit from use of this type of syringe?

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