Which of the following conditions can potentiate digitalis toxicity?
A) hyponatremia
B) hypokalemia
C) hypermagnesia
D) hyperthyroidism
B
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A patient tells the nurse that he is sick and will do whatever he is told to do. How should the nurse evaluate this statement?
1. The patient is exhibiting an internal locus of control. 2. The patient is responding to a perceived crisis. 3. The patient is demonstrating sick role behavior. 4. The patient is using denial as a coping mechanism.
A woman who attends your prenatal clinic has a thoracic-level spinal cord injury from a skiing accident. She is confined to a wheelchair for ambulation. Which of the following would you urge her to do during pregnancy?
A) Hold her breath to cause descent of her diaphragm hourly. B) Tense her abdominal muscles hourly to maintain abdominal tone. C) Raise her buttocks off the wheelchair seat hourly. D) Do pelvic rocking hourly to maintain vertebral mobility.
The three senses we use to process information are ______.
a. visual, auditory and kinaesthetic b. visual, smell and kinaesthetic c. visual, auditory and taste d. visual, smell and taste
How high does the plasma glucose have to be before the threshold for glucose is achieved?
a. 126 mg/dl b. 150 mg/dl c. 180 mg/dl d. 200 mg/dl