The nurse is caring for a patient with stage 1 hypertension. Which medication should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient?
a. Verapamil (Calan)
b. Minoxidil (Loniten)
c. Diltiazem (Cardizem)
d. Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL)
ANS: D
For most patients with hypertension, initial drug therapy should be thiazide-type diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide. A. B. C. These medications are not appropriate for the patient with stage 1 hypertension.
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A) vitamin deficiency. B) the stress-diathesis theory. C) mendelian research. D) parental disassociation.
A patient is in the late stages of liver failure with cirrhosis and progressive, irreversible damage. Knowing this, the nurse explains to the family that:
1. Liver transplantation is the only feasible treatment. 2. Abstinence from alcohol may decrease further liver cell injury and improve portal hypertension. 3. The liver is the only organ affected so that the patient and family need not worry about other body systems. 4. If the patient does not have any variceal hemorrhages he will probably live for years.
The nurse's neighbor says, "My son has been waking up with bad cramps in his calf for the last two nights. He has been working out with his football team, and it has been so hot."
Which additional statement would indicate to the nurse that the neighbor needs more information concerning muscle spasms? 1. "I have my son take a multivitamin every day to help replenish calcium and other minerals." 2. "I think I will give him one of my muscle relaxers before practice today." 3. "I've told my son to point his toes upward and gently massage the calf muscle." 4. "I send three 64-ounce bottles of Gatorade and water with my son to practice every day."
In the medical term tachycardia, which part of the word is the prefix?
A. Cardiac B. -ia C. Tachy- D. Cardia