A nurse is caring for a male patient who has a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). His drug therapy includes lovastatin. Because the patient has a history of severe renal disease, the nurse will assess for which of the following?
A) Decrease in plasma concentration of lovastatin
B) Increase in the statin tolerance level
C) Decrease in LDL
D) Increase in plasma concentration of lovastatin
D
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a. Active peptic ulcer disease b. Active internal bleeding c. Recent head trauma d. Endocarditis e. Suspected aortic aneurysm f. Surgery within the last 10 days
A 55-year-old patient tells the nurse that he seems to be getting "more colds" as he gets older. Which of the following would explain what the patient is experiencing?
1. The thyroid gland begins to malfunction after the 4th decade of life. 2. The thymus gland shrinks, reducing the maturation and differentiation of T cells needed to fight infections. 3. The immune system has difficulty determining self from non-self cells. 4. The body has difficulty recognizing mutated cells.
During your preoperative assessment in the preoperative holding area, the client says, "I think I need to wait until later to have this surgery done. The last time I had surgery I think there were some problems with the pain medication used."
Which of the following nursing diagnoses should you consider for this client? 1. Anxiety related to fear of the unknown 2. Distrust related to anesthesia 3. Deficit knowledge related to anesthesia 4. Malignant hyperthermia related to past anesthesia problems
A client's complete blood count reveals a large amount of phagocytic cells present. The nurse realizes that this type of cell is most likely:
1. basophils. 2. eosinophils. 3. monocytes. 4. neutrophils.