Patients taking ACE inhibitor medications commonly have:
A) immunosuppression.
B) thin and fragile skin.
C) a chronic, dry cough.
D) a reduced platelet count.
Answer: C) a chronic, dry cough.
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A) Acute graft-versus-host disease B) Chronic graft-versus-host disease C) Neutropenia D) Stem cell rejection
The combination of physical, chemical, psychological, and functional characteristics that are expressed by one's gender identity and sexual behaviors is called
1. sexuality. 2. sociality. 3. sensuality. 4. superficiality.
The nurse is teaching a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome about the disease. The patient asks how he can ever recover if demylination of his nerves is occurring. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Guillain-Barré spares the Schwann cell, which allows for remyelination in the recovery phase of the disease." B) "In Guillain-Barré, Schwann cells replicate themselves before the disease destroys them, so remyelination is possible." C) "I know you understand that nerve cells don't remyelinate, so the physician is the best one to answer your question." D) "For some reason, in Guillain-Barré, Schwann cells become activated and take over the remyelination process."
To teach an adolescent about his or her disease, the best technique would be to
A) help him or her understand how new information about the disease will improve health status now. B) help him or her understand how new information about the disease will improve future health. C) urge him or her to listen attentively to what you want to teach. D) help the child to realize that he or she is different from peers and needs teaching while they do not.