A supplement taken by many Americans to aid in lowering serum cholesterol levels is garlic. It has a potential herb–drug interaction with what?
A) Anticoagulants C) Vitamin E supplements
B) Digitalis D) Antidepressants
A
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Garlic may increase bleeding time when taken with anticoagulants; may decrease the effectiveness of cyclosporine, some calcium channel blockers, chemotherapeutic agents, antifungals, and glucocorticoids; and may interfere with oral contraceptives and antiretroviral drugs.
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A woman confides to the nurse that she has pica. What alternative could the nurse suggest to the patient?
1. Replace laundry starch with salt. 2. Replace ice with frozen fruit pops. 3. Replace soap with cream cheese. 4. Replace soil with uncooked pie crust.
A client is admitted to the emergency department with tachycardia, hypotension, and a serum sodium level of 115 mEq/L. What does the client's serum sodium level indicate?
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The nurse is concerned that a break occurred in a sterile field. Which action occurred that caused this break?
1. Grasping the edge of the outermost flap and opening it away from oneself 2. Keeping objects on the field 1 inch from the edge 3. Keeping the sterile field in eyesight 4. Transferring a sterile object to a sterile field with a clean gloved hand