While analyzing a patient's lipid panel, the nurse focuses on one value that will increase the patient's risk of developing atherosclerosis. This laboratory value would be:
1. low density lipoprotein
2. high density lipoprotein
3. total cholesterol level
4. triglyceride level
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Rationale: Once an artery has been inflamed, by hypertension, smoking, viruses, high cholesterol, or high glucose, the body sends macrophages to the site of inflammation. The macrophages oxidize low density lipoprotein. The engulfing of the low density lipoproteins by the macrophages creates foam cells which are the basic structure behind the fatty streaks of atherosclerosis. The other laboratory values will not aid the nurse in determining the patient's risk of developing atherosclerosis.
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A. the ability of the drug to exit the vascular system. B. blood flow out of the tissues. C. the ability of the drug to exit cells. D. the density of capillary beds.
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1. "If you use the treatment as prescribed, the dermatitis will be cured." 2. "Because your child has dermatitis now, your child will outgrow the symptoms." 3. "Approximately 60 percent of infants with dermatitis have symptoms into adulthood." 4. "Once the dermatitis is clear, your child will have no further problems."
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A) physician makes health care decisions on behalf of the patient. B) health care personnel will make decisions in the patient's best interest. C) patient makes decisions based on full disclosure of procedures, benefits, and risks. D) patient has a right to complain if he is unhappy with the outcome of care.