The use of a number of different drugs by a patient who may have several different health problems is referred to as which of the following?
A. polypharmacy
B. polychemotherapy
C. cumulation
D. pharmacokinetics
Answer: A
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A patient who is Orthodox Jewish is terminally ill. The family and rabbi spend a great deal of time at the patient's bedside. At the time of death, what should the nurse expect to occur?
1. The family will approve organ donation. 2. The rabbi will say Shiva. 3. The family will approve an autopsy. 4. The patient may want to say the Shema or have it said for him.
The gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), are involved in which of the following functions in women?
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A client with PIH is admitted to the hospital and is receiving magnesium sulfate at 1 gram per hour after a loading dose. Which observations are essential in evaluating the client for magnesium toxicity?
a. Blood pressure and apical pulse b. Fetal heart rate and contraction pattern c. Respirations and patellar reflex d. Temperature and pulse rate